कतम आदित्या इति ।द्वादश वै मासाः संवत्सरस्यैत आदित्या एते हीदँ सर्वमाददाना यन्ति ते यदिदँ सर्वमाददाना यन्ति तस्मादादित्या इति
katama ādityā iti | dvādaśa vai māsāḥ saṃvatsarasyaita ādityā ete hīdam̐ sarvamādadānā yanti te yadidam̐ sarvamādadānā yanti tasmādādityā iti
अर्थMeaning
He asked: 'Who are the Âdityas?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The twelve months of the year, and they are Âdityas, because they move along (yanti), taking up everything (âdadânâh). Because they move along, taking up everything, therefore they are called Âdityas.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
'आदित्य कौन हैं?' 'संवत्सर के बारह मास ही आदित्य हैं; क्योंकि ये इस सबको (आयु और कर्म-फल को) लेते (आदान करते) हुए चलते हैं; ये इस सबको लेते हुए चलते हैं, इसलिए आदित्य कहलाते हैं।'
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