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navamāsadhṛtaṅ garbhaṅ bhāskarasya gabhastibhiḥ.

pītvā rasaṅ samudrāṇāṅ dyauḥ prasūtē rasāyanam4.28.3৷৷

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dyauḥ sky, bhāskarasya Sun's, gabhastibhiḥ with rays of sunlight, samudrāṇām from oceans, rasam water, pītvā drunk, navamāsadhṛtam borne for nine months, rasāyanam the base for all juices, garbham womb, prasūtē is delivering.

'The sky has drained the water from the oceans through the Sun's rays and has borne it for nine months (from Kartika to Asarha) in its womb. It delivers water which is the
base for all juices.