Charak Samhita

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इह खलु संवत्सरं षडङ्गमृतुविभागेन विद्यात्| तत्रादित्यस्योदगयनमादानं च त्रीनृतूञ्छिशिरादीन् ग्रीष्मान्तान् व्यवस्येत्, वर्षादीन् पुनर्हेमन्तान्तान् दक्षिणायनं विसर्गं च ||४||

sanskrit

[Six seasons according to (the position of the) Sun] A year (samvatsara) is divided into six parts by seasons. Among them, when the Sun is in northward position to the Earth, that part of the year is called adana kala and includes three ritu starting from shishira, vasanta and grishma. When the Sun is in a position of southwards of the Earth, the period is called visarga kala and includes three ritu starting from varsha, sharad and hemanta. This segmentation of the year (by seasons) is for the purpose of swasthavritta (healthy regimen) in different seasons.

english translation

iha khalu saMvatsaraM SaDaGgamRtuvibhAgena vidyAt| tatrAdityasyodagayanamAdAnaM ca trInRtUJchizirAdIn grISmAntAn vyavasyet, varSAdIn punarhemantAntAn dakSiNAyanaM visargaM ca ||4||

hk transliteration