SB 5.22.6 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

अथ च यावतार्धेन नभोवीथ्यां प्रचरति तं कालमयनमाचक्षते ॥ ६ ॥

Verse text

atha ca yāvatārdhena nabho-vīthyāṁ pracarati taṁ kālam ayanam ācakṣate.

Synonyms

atha — now ; ca — also ; yāvatā — by as long as ; ardhena — half ; nabhaḥ — vīthyām — in outer space ; pracarati — the sun moves ; tam — that ; kālam — time ; ayanam — ayana ; ācakṣate — is said .

Translation

Thus the time the sun takes to rotate through half of outer space is called an ayana, or its period of movement [in the north or in the south].

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The time to move over half the zodiac belt is called an ayana. This is a period of six months.