The six-faxed elephant, O king, which runs towards the tree standing at the mouth of the pit is the year. Its six faces are the seasons and its twelve feet are the twelve months.
स यस्तु कूपवीनाहे तं वृक्षं परिसर्पति। षड्वक्त्रः कुञ्जरो राजन् स तु संवत्वरः स्मृतः॥