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SB 12.11.41

Devanāgarī

अथांशु: कश्यपस्तार्क्ष्य ऋतसेनस्तथोर्वशी । विद्युच्छत्रुर्महाशङ्ख: सहोमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ४१ ॥

Text

athāṁśuḥ kaśyapas tārkṣya ṛtasenas tathorvaśī vidyucchatrur mahāśaṅkhaḥ saho-māsaṁ nayanty amī

Synonyms

atha—then;aṁśuḥkaśyapaḥtārkṣyaḥ—Aṁśu, Kaśyapa and Tārkṣya;ṛtasenaḥ—Ṛtasena;tathā—and;urvaśī—Urvaśī;vidyucchatruḥmahāśaṅkhaḥ—Vidyucchatru and Mahāśaṅkha;sahaḥ-māsam—the month of Sahas (Mārgaśīrṣa);nayanti—rule;amī—these.

Translation

Aṁśu as the sun-god, Kaśyapa as the sage, Tārkṣya as the Yakṣa, Ṛtasena as the Gandharva, Urvaśī as the Apsarā, Vidyucchatru as the Rākṣasa and Mahāśaṅkha as the Nāga rule the month of Sahas.

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