Mahabharat

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तेनैवम उक्त उपाध्यायः परत्युवाच ये ते सत्रियौ धाता विधाता च ये च ते कृष्णाः सिताश च तन्तवस ते रात्र्यहनी ।। १-३-१७२ ।।

sanskrit

'In response, his preceptor conveyed, "The two maidens you witnessed represent Dhata and Vidhata, and the black and white threads symbolize the alternation between night and day."' ।। 1-3-172 ।।

english translation

tenaivama ukta upAdhyAyaH paratyuvAca ye te satriyau dhAtA vidhAtA ca ye ca te kRSNAH sitAza ca tantavasa te rAtryahanI || 1-3-172 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript