Viyahapannatti 12.5.548

12.5.548

se keṇaṭṭheṇaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ vuccai–sūre ādicce, sūre ādicce?
goyamā! sūrādiyā ṇaṃ samayā i vā āvaliyā i vā jāva osappiṇī i vā ussappiṇī i vā| se teṇaṭṭheṇaṃ goyamā! evaṃ vuccai–sūre ādicce, sūre ādicce|

"In what sense, Venerable Sir, is it said: 'The sun is Āditya, the sun is Āditya'?"
"Gautama! Beginning with the sun [are counted] time-instants, or āvalikās, up to avasarpiṇī or utsarpinī. For that reason, Gautama, it is said: 'The sun is Āditya, the sun is Āditya.'"