अयने चाहनी प्राहुर्वत्सरो द्वादश स्मृतः ।
संवत्सरशतं न्णां परमायुर्निरूपितम् ॥१२॥
Text
ayane cāhanī prāhur
vatsaro dvādaśa smṛtaḥ
saṁvatsara-śataṁ nṝṇāṁ
paramāyur nirūpitam
Synonyms
ayane—in the solar movement (of six months); ca—and; ahani—a day of the demigods; prāhuḥ—it is said; vatsaraḥ—one calendar year; dvādaśa—twelve months; smrtah—is so called; saṁvatsara-satam—one hundred years; nrnam—of human beings; parama-ayuh—duration of life; nirūpitam—is estimated. ¶
Translation
Two solar movements make one day and night of the demigods, and that combination of day and night is one complete calendar year for the human being. The human being has a duration of life of one hundred years. ¶