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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.21.6

యావద్దక్షిణాయనమహాని వర్ధన్తే యావదుదగయనం రాత్రయ: ॥ ౬ ॥
yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ rātrayaḥ.
[yaavad dakshinaayanam ahaani vardhante yaavad udagayanam raatrayah.]
yāvat — until dakṣiṇa-ayanam — the sun passes to the southern side ahāni — the days vardhante — increase yāvat — until udagayanam — the sun passes to the northern side rātrayaḥ — the nights.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam ahāni vardhante yāvad udagayanaṁ rātrayaḥ.
yāvat
until
dakṣiṇa-ayanam
the sun passes to the southern side
ahāni
the days
vardhante
increase
yāvat
until
udagayanam
the sun passes to the northern side
rātrayaḥ
the nights.
Until the sun travels to the south the days grow longer, and until it travels to the north the nights grow longer.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Until the sun travels on the southern course, the days grow longer, and until it travels to the northern course, the nights grow longer. Yāvad dakṣiṇāyanam means from uttarāyaṇa until dakṣiṇāyana.
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