पूर्वमेतत् कृतं द्वारं पृथिव्या भुवनस्य च। सूर्यस्योदयनं चैव पूर्वा ह्येषा दिगुच्यते॥
pūrvametat kṛtaṃ dvāraṃ pṛthivyā bhuvanasya ca| sūryasyodayanaṃ caiva pūrvā hyeṣā digucyate||
English Meaning
As this is the first gateway of both Earth and Heaven, and as the sun first rises in this quarter, this is called the East.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)