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Chapter 12.224 - Verse 30

Sanskrit Text

सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः

English Translation

What is Brahman's day covers a thousand such cycles. His night also covers a thousand similar cycles. They who know this are said to know the day and the night.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सहस्र + युग + पर्यन्त | अहर् | यद् | ब्रह्मणो | विदुः
रात्रिं | युग + सहस्र + अन्त | ते | अहर् + रात्र + विद् | जनाः