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SB 5.21.6

Devanāgarī

यावद्दक्षिणायनमहानि वर्धन्ते यावदुदगयनं रात्रय: ॥ ६ ॥

Text

yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ rātrayaḥ.

Synonyms

yāvat—until;dakṣiṇa-ayanam—the sun passes to the southern side;ahāni—the days;vardhante—increase;yāvat—until;udagayanam—the sun passes to the northern side;rātrayaḥ—the nights.

Translation

Until the sun travels to the south the days grow longer, and until it travels to the north the nights grow longer.

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