Sutra 37

Devanagari script

पञ्चदशमुहूर्तो दिवसो रात्रिश्च चैत्रे चाश्वयुजे च मासि भवतः ॥ कZ_०२.२०.३७ ॥

Transliteration

pañcadaśa-muhūrto divaso rātriś ca caitre cāśvayuje ca māsi bhavataḥ

Translation

في شهري تشيترا (Caitra) وآشڤايوجا (Āśvayuja)، يكون النهار والليل خمسةَ عشرَ مُهورتا لكلٍّ منهما (أي متساويين في الطول).

Word by Word

• पञ्चदश: fifteen
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चन्/दशन् (संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-समास; अव्ययीभाववत् संख्यापदप्रयोगः; (विशेषणरूपेण)

• मुहूर्तः: a muhūrta (a time unit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• दिवसः: day (daytime)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• रात्रिः: night
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• चैत्रे: in (the month of) Caitra
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (मास-नाम; ‘चैत्रे (मासे)’ = in the month of Caitra)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• आश्वयुजे: in (the month of) Āśvayuja
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्वयुज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (मास-नाम; ‘आश्वयुजे (मासे)’ = in the month of Āśvayuja)

• च: and
• Type: Particle
• Root: च
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• मासि: in the month
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन

• भवतः: are / become (dual)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: लट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; परस्मैपद (भवतः = ‘(they) are/become’, referring to दिवसः and रात्रिः)

Entities Mentioned

• Caitra
• Āśvayuja
• muhūrta
• day
• night

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FAQs

Why mention Caitra and Āśvayuja specifically?

They function as equal-day-and-night reference points for adjusting duty schedules and operational timings across the seasonal cycle.

What is the implied total length of a full day-night cycle here?

30 muhūrtas total (15 day + 15 night).