कतम आदित्या इति । द्वादश वै मासाः संवत्सरस्यैत आदित्याः । एते हीदं सर्वमाददाना यन्ति । ते यदिदं सर्वमाददाना यन्ति तस्मादादित्या इति ॥
katama ādityā iti | dvādaśa vai māsāḥ saṃvatsarasyaita ādityāḥ | ete hīdaṃ sarvamādadānā yanti | te yadidaṃ sarvamādadānā yanti tasmādādityā iti ||
'Which are the Adityas?' 'The twelve months of the year: these are the Adityas. For they go on, taking all this along with them. Because they go on taking (adadanah) all this along, they are called Adityas.'
'आदित्य कौन-से हैं?' 'वर्ष के बारह महीने, ये आदित्य हैं। क्योंकि ये इस सब को लेते हुए चलते जाते हैं। इस सब को लेते (आददानाः) हुए चलते हैं, इसलिए आदित्य कहलाते हैं।'
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The months carry everything away with them as they pass: time takes all things along.
बीतते हुए महीने सब कुछ अपने साथ ले जाते हैं: समय हर चीज़ को बहा ले जाता है।
Brihadaranyaka 3.9.5. Shakalya asks which are the Adityas; Yajnavalkya explains them as the months of the year.