SB 3.11.8
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 8
laghūni vai samāmnātā
daśa pañca ca nāḍikā
te dve muhūrtaḥ praharaḥ
ṣaḍ yāmaḥ sapta vā nṛṇām
SYNONYMS
laghūni—such laghus (each of two minutes); vai—exactly; samāmnātā—is called; daśa pañca—fifteen; ca—also; nāḍikā—a nāḍikā; te—of them; dve—two; muhūrtaḥ—a moment; praharaḥ—three hours; ṣaṭ—six; yāmaḥ—one fourth of a day or night; sapta—seven; vā—or; nṛṇām—of human calculation.
TRANSLATION
Fifteen laghus make one nāḍikā, which is also called a daṇḍa. Two daṇḍas make one muhūrta, and six or seven daṇḍas make one fourth of a day or night, according to human calculation.