Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.20.63
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.20.63
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- Sanskrit
2.20.63
dvyayanaḥ saṃvatsaraḥ //
Seasons from sisira and upwards are the summer-solstice (uttaráyana), and (those) from varshá and upwards are the winter solstice (dakshináyana). Two solstices (ayanas) make one year (samvatsara). Five years make one yuga.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit