मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-1, verse-64
निमेषा दश चाष्टौ च काष्ठा त्रिंशत तु ताः कला ।
त्रिंशत कला मुहूर्तः स्यादहोरात्रं तु तावतः ॥६४॥
त्रिंशत कला मुहूर्तः स्यादहोरात्रं तु तावतः ॥६४॥
64. nimeṣā daśa cāṣṭau ca kāṣṭhā triṁśat tu tāḥ kalā ,
triṁśat kalā muhūrtaḥ syādahorātraṁ tu tāvataḥ.
triṁśat kalā muhūrtaḥ syādahorātraṁ tu tāvataḥ.
64.
nimeṣāḥ daśa ca aṣṭau ca kāṣṭhā triṃśat tu tāḥ kalā
triṃśat kalā muhūrtaḥ syāt ahorātram tu tāvataḥ
triṃśat kalā muhūrtaḥ syāt ahorātram tu tāvataḥ
64.
daśa ca aṣṭau ca nimeṣāḥ kāṣṭhā tu tāḥ triṃśat kalā
triṃśat kalā muhūrtaḥ syāt tu tāvataḥ ahorātram
triṃśat kalā muhūrtaḥ syāt tu tāvataḥ ahorātram
64.
Eighteen winks of an eye are a kāṣṭhā. However, thirty of those (kāṣṭhās) constitute a kalā. Thirty kalās would be a muhūrta, and a day-night (ahorātra) is likewise composed of that many (muhūrtas).
Words meanings summery:
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- निमेषाः (nimeṣāḥ) - winks (of an eye), moments
- दश (daśa) - ten
- च (ca) - and
- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- च (ca) - and
- काष्ठा (kāṣṭhā) - kāṣṭhā (a unit of time, 18 nimeṣas)
- त्रिंशत् (triṁśat) - thirty
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the kāṣṭhās mentioned previously (those)
- कला (kalā) - kalā (a unit of time, 30 kāṣṭhās)
- त्रिंशत् (triṁśat) - thirty
- कला (kalā) - kalās
- मुहूर्तः (muhūrtaḥ) - muhūrta (a unit of time, 30 kalās)
- स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, is
- अहोरात्रम् (ahorātram) - a day and night (ahorātra)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- तावतः (tāvataḥ) - referring to the quantity of 30 muhūrtas (of that much, of that many)
Words meanings and morphology
निमेषाः (nimeṣāḥ) - winks (of an eye), moments
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nimeṣa
nimeṣa - a wink, twinkling of an eye, a moment (as a unit of time)
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(numeral)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
काष्ठा (kāṣṭhā) - kāṣṭhā (a unit of time, 18 nimeṣas)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kāṣṭhā
kāṣṭhā - a limit, boundary, direction; a measure of time (equal to 18 nimeṣas)
त्रिंशत् (triṁśat) - thirty
(numeral)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the kāṣṭhās mentioned previously (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
कला (kalā) - kalā (a unit of time, 30 kāṣṭhās)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kalā
kalā - a small part, division; a digit (of the moon); a unit of time (equal to 30 kāṣṭhās)
त्रिंशत् (triṁśat) - thirty
(numeral)
कला (kalā) - kalās
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kalā
kalā - a small part, division; a digit (of the moon); a unit of time (equal to 30 kāṣṭhās)
मुहूर्तः (muhūrtaḥ) - muhūrta (a unit of time, 30 kalās)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of muhūrta
muhūrta - a moment, a short time; a specific division of time (equal to 30 kalās or 48 minutes)
स्यात् (syāt) - would be, should be, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative mood, 3rd person singular
Root: as (class 2)
अहोरात्रम् (ahorātram) - a day and night (ahorātra)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ahorātra
ahorātra - a day and a night
Compound type : dvandva (ahan+rātra)
- ahan – day
noun (neuter) - rātra – night
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
तावतः (tāvataḥ) - referring to the quantity of 30 muhūrtas (of that much, of that many)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tāvat
tāvat - so much, so many, of that measure, that quantity
Note: Here, 'tāvataḥ' is genitive singular, referring to 'of that much' or 'of that quantity' (i.e., thirty).