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  "name":"SB 3.11.11",
  "h1":"SB 3.11.11",
  "label":"Text 11",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.11.11",
  "description":"The aggregate of two fortnights is one month, and that period is one complete day and night for the Pitā planets. Two of such months comprise one season, and six months comprise one complete movement of the sun from south to north."

} —

SB 3.11.11

तयोः समुच्चयो मासः पितॄणां तदहर्निशम् ।
द्वौ तावृतुः षडयनं दक्षिणं चोत्तरं दिवि ॥११॥

Text

tayoḥ samuccayo māsaḥ
pitṝṇāṁ tad ahar-niśam
dvau tāv ṛtuḥ ṣaḍ ayanaṁ
dakṣiṇaṁ cottaraṁ divi

Synonyms

tayoḥ—of them; samuccayaḥ—aggregate; māsaḥ—month; pitṝṇām—of the Pitā planets; tat—that (month); ahaḥ-niśam—day and night; dvau—two; tau—months; ṛtuḥ—a season; ṣaṭ—six; ayanam—the movement of the sun in six months; dakṣiṇam—southern; ca—also; uttaram—northern; divi—in the heavens.

Translation

The aggregate of two fortnights is one month, and that period is one complete day and night for the Pitā planets. Two of such months comprise one season, and six months comprise one complete movement of the sun from south to north.