बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-46, verse-44
सूर्यस्याऽर्धास्तयः पूर्वं परस्तादूदयादपि ।
पञ्च पञ्च घटी सन्ध्या दशनाडी प्रकीर्तिता ॥४४॥
पञ्च पञ्च घटी सन्ध्या दशनाडी प्रकीर्तिता ॥४४॥
44. sūryasyā'rdhāstayaḥ pūrvaṃ parastādūdayādapi .
pañca pañca ghaṭī sandhyā daśanāḍī prakīrtitā.
pañca pañca ghaṭī sandhyā daśanāḍī prakīrtitā.
44.
sūryasya ardhāstayaḥ pūrvam parastāt udayāt api
| pañca pañca ghaṭī sandhyā daśanāḍī prakīrtitā
| pañca pañca ghaṭī sandhyā daśanāḍī prakīrtitā
44.
The periods of twilight (sandhyā) are five `ghaṭīs` each, extending before the Sun's half-setting (sunset) and after its rising (sunrise). The total is declared as ten `nāḍīs`.
Words meanings summery:
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- सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the Sun
- अर्धास्तयः (ardhāstayaḥ) - half-setting, sunset
- पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, earlier
- परस्तात् (parastāt) - after, beyond
- उदयात् (udayāt) - from rising, from sunrise
- अपि (api) - also, even
- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- घटी (ghaṭī) - a unit of time equivalent to 24 minutes (ghaṭī (a unit of time))
- सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight, junction period
- दशनाडी (daśanāḍī) - ten `ghaṭīs` (total for two sandhyās) (ten nāḍīs (units of time))
- प्रकीर्तिता (prakīrtitā) - declared, stated, known
Words meanings and morphology
सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the Sun
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya
sūrya - Sun
Root: sū
अर्धास्तयः (ardhāstayaḥ) - half-setting, sunset
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ardhāstaya
ardhāstaya - half-setting, point of sunset
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ardha+astaya)
- ardha – half, part
noun (masculine) - astaya – setting (of a celestial body)
noun (masculine)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Refers to the event of sunset.
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, earlier
(indeclinable)
परस्तात् (parastāt) - after, beyond
(indeclinable)
उदयात् (udayāt) - from rising, from sunrise
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of udaya
udaya - rising, ascent, sunrise
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
Note: Used distributively.
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
घटी (ghaṭī) - a unit of time equivalent to 24 minutes (ghaṭī (a unit of time))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ghaṭī
ghaṭī - pitcher, water-clock, a unit of time (24 minutes)
सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight, junction period
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sandhyā
sandhyā - junction, twilight (dawn/dusk)
Prefix: sam
Root: dhyai (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb 'is').
दशनाडी (daśanāḍī) - ten `ghaṭīs` (total for two sandhyās) (ten nāḍīs (units of time))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of daśanāḍī
daśanāḍī - ten nāḍīs
Compound type : karmadhāraya (daśan+nāḍī)
- daśan – ten
numeral - nāḍī – tube, pulse, time unit (24 minutes or 6 minutes depending on context)
noun (feminine)
प्रकीर्तिता (prakīrtitā) - declared, stated, known
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakīrtita
prakīrtita - declared, celebrated, mentioned
Past Passive Participle
Derived from verb `kīrt` with prefix `pra`
Prefix: pra
Root: kīrt (class 10)