Pali - Every few days - [C229]
Warder - Exercise 20 (page 164)
Passages for Reading 2 (Part 17 of 17)
nakkhattesu taarakaaruupesu paatubhutesu, rattin-divaa
pa~n~naayi.msu.
with constellations / with stars / with the
manifestation / night-day / they appeared
with the manifestation of the constellations and
stars, night and day appeared;
rattin-divesu pa~n~naayamaanesu, maas-addha-maasaa
pa~n~naayi.msu.
with night-days / with appearing / months-half-months
/ they appeared
with the appearance of night and day, months and
fortnights appeared;
maas-addha-maasesu pa~n~naayamaanesu,
utu-sa.mvaccharaa pa~n~naayi.msu.
with months-half-months / with appearing /
seasons-years / they appeared
with the appearance of months and fortnights, seasons
and years appeared;
ettaavataa kho Vaase.t.thaa aya.m loko puna viva.t.to
hoti.
to that extent / indeed / Vasettha (and Bharadvaja) /
this / world / then / evolved / it is
To that extent, Vasettha and Bharadvaja, this world
evolved.
[D.III.80-6 xxvii.(Agga~n~na).1-7,10-12]