The seasons (Ritus) like Shishira etc. each last for two signs; the twelve signs starting from Aries (Mesha) are the months, which together make the year.
Siddhantic Proof: Manadhya (Systems of Measurement) v.10
The seasons (Ritus) like Shishira etc. each last for two signs; the twelve signs starting from Aries (Mesha) are the months, which together make the year.
The solar year is divided into six seasons (Ritus),
following a bimestrial cycle through the zodiac.
Parameters
ahargana: number
Current day count
OptionalrawSunLong: number
Returns string
Name of the current Vedic season (e.g., 'Vasanta')
Get the current Ritu (Season).
[Ch. XIV, v.10]
Siddhantic Proof: Manadhya (Systems of Measurement) v.10
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
द्विराशिनाथा ऋतवस्ततोऽपि शिशिरादयः। मेषादयो द्वादशैते मासास्तैरेव वत्सरः।।
Translation (Burgess):
The seasons (Ritus) like Shishira etc. each last for two signs; the twelve signs starting from Aries (Mesha) are the months, which together make the year.
Siddhantic Proof: Manadhya (Systems of Measurement) v.10
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
द्विराशिनाथा ऋतवस्ततोऽपि शिशिरादयः। मेषादयो द्वादशैते मासास्तैरेव वत्सरः।।
Translation (Burgess):
The seasons (Ritus) like Shishira etc. each last for two signs; the twelve signs starting from Aries (Mesha) are the months, which together make the year.