Note 52 — LETTURA UNDECIMA. GLI AÇVIN.
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Interpreto qui evidentemente il fine del disputato passo di Yâska, in modo diverso da quello seguìto dagli altri dotti interpreti miei predecessori. Il passo di Yâska suona così: Tayoh kâlah ûrdhvarâtrât prakâçibhâvasya anavisht'ambham anu; tamobhâgo hi madhyamo g'yotirbhâgah âdityah; tayoh kâlah sûryodayaparyantah. — Il Muir interpreta: «Their time is subsequent to midnight, whilst the manifestation of light is delayed (and ends with the rising of the sun). The dark portion (of this time) denotes the intermediate (god Indra?), the light portion Aditya (the Sun).» — E il prof. Goldstucker: «Their time is after the (latter) half of the night when the (space's) becoming light is resisted (by darkness); for the middlemost Açvin (between darkness and light) shares in darkness, whilst (the other) who is of a solar nature (âditya) shares in light.»