बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-46, verse-46

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निशायाः मुग्धसंज्ञाश्च घटिका विंशतिश्च याः ।
सूर्योदये च या सन्ध्या खण्डाख्या द/सनाडिका ॥४६॥

46. niśāyāḥ mugdhasaṃjñāśca ghaṭikā viṃśatiśca yāḥ .
sūryodaye ca yā sandhyā khaṇḍākhyā da/sanāḍikā.

46. niśāyāḥ mugdhsaṃjñāḥ ca ghaṭikāḥ viṃśatiḥ ca yāḥ
sūryodaye ca yā sandhyā khaṇḍākhyā daśanāḍikā

46. The twenty ghaṭikās of the night are known as Mugdha-saṃjñā, and the Sandhya at sunrise, which is ten nāḍikās long, is called Khaṇḍa-ākhyā.

Words meanings summery:

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निशायाः (niśāyāḥ) - of the night

मुग्ध्संज्ञाः (mugdhsaṁjñāḥ) - referring to a specific twilight period named Mugdha (named Mugdha)

च (ca) - and

घटिकाः (ghaṭikāḥ) - ghaṭikās (a unit of time, 24 minutes)

विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty

च (ca) - and

याः (yāḥ) - which, those

सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise

च (ca) - and

या (yā) - which, that

सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - a specific period around sunrise or sunset (twilight, conjunction period)

खण्डाख्या (khaṇḍākhyā) - referring to a specific twilight period named Khaṇḍa (named Khaṇḍa)

दशनाडिका (daśanāḍikā) - a specific duration of ten nāḍikās, where 1 ghaṭikā = 2.5 nāḍikās, so 10 nāḍikās = 4 ghaṭikās. (ten nāḍikās (a unit of time))

Words meanings and morphology

निशायाः (niśāyāḥ) - of the night

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

मुग्ध्संज्ञाः (mugdhsaṁjñāḥ) - referring to a specific twilight period named Mugdha (named Mugdha)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mugdhsaṃjñā

mugdhsaṁjñā - named Mugdha; having the designation 'Mugdha'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mugdha+saṃjñā)

mugdha – charming, tender, foolish, bewildered
adjective (masculine)
saṃjñā – name, designation, consciousness, sign
noun (feminine)
Prefix: sam

Note: Agrees with 'ghaṭikāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

घटिकाः (ghaṭikāḥ) - ghaṭikās (a unit of time, 24 minutes)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ghaṭikā

ghaṭikā - ghatikā, a unit of time (24 minutes), a small pot

विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṃśati

viṁśati - twenty

Note: Functions as a cardinal numeral.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

याः (yāḥ) - which, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what

Note: Agrees with 'ghaṭikāḥ'.

सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sūryodaya

sūryodaya - sunrise, rising of the sun

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūrya+udaya)

sūrya – sun, the Sun god
noun (masculine)
udaya – rise, ascent, prosperity
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'.
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

Note: Agrees with 'sandhyā'.

सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - a specific period around sunrise or sunset (twilight, conjunction period)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sandhyā

sandhyā - twilight, juncture, junction, evening, morning

खण्डाख्या (khaṇḍākhyā) - referring to a specific twilight period named Khaṇḍa (named Khaṇḍa)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khaṇḍākhyā

khaṇḍākhyā - named Khaṇḍa, having the designation 'Khaṇḍa'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (khaṇḍa+ākhyā)

khaṇḍa – part, piece, fragment
noun (masculine)
ākhyā – name, designation, narration
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'khyā' (to be known) with prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā

Note: Agrees with 'sandhyā'.

दशनाडिका (daśanāḍikā) - a specific duration of ten nāḍikās, where 1 ghaṭikā = 2.5 nāḍikās, so 10 nāḍikās = 4 ghaṭikās. (ten nāḍikās (a unit of time))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of daśanāḍikā

daśanāḍikā - ten nāḍikās

Compound type : dvigu (daśa+nāḍikā)