A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.25

v1.c23.25

The twelve months, beginning with Māgha, make up six seasons,²⁹ each consisting of two months: śiśira (the cool season) consists of Tapas (= Māgha) and Tapasya (= Phālguna), vasanta (the spring) of Madhu (= Caitra) and Mādhava (= Vaiśākha), grīṣma (the summer) of Śuci (= Jyeṣṭha or Āṣāḍha) and Śukra (= Āṣāḍha or Jyeṣṭha),³⁰ varṣāḥ (the rainy season) of Nabhas (= Śrāvaṇa) and Nabhasya (= Bhādrapada), śarad (the autumn) of Iṣa (= Āśvina) and Ūrja (= Kārttika), and hemanta (the winter) of Sahas (= Mārgaśīrṣa) and Sahasya (= Pauṣa) (6.6).³¹