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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

काष्ठा निमेषा दश पंच चाहुस्त्रिंशच्च काष्ठा गणयेत्कला हि । त्रिंशत्कलाश्चापि भवेन्मुहुर्त्तं तत्त्रिंशता रात्र्यहनी उभे च

Transliteration

kāṣṭhā nimeṣā daśa paṃca cāhustriṃśacca kāṣṭhā gaṇayetkalā hi | triṃśatkalāścāpi bhavenmuhurttaṃ tattriṃśatā rātryahanī ubhe ca

Translation

يقولون إنّ خمسةَ عشرَ نِمِيشَةً تكون كاشْثا واحدة؛ وثلاثين كاشْثا تُعَدّ كَلا واحدة. وثلاثين كَلا تكون مُهورتا واحدة؛ وبثلاثين مُهورتا يتكوّن كلٌّ من النهار والليل.

Word by Word
kāṣṭhāḥkāṣṭhās (a time-unit)
kāṣṭhāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkāṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
nimeṣāḥblinks (nimeṣas)
nimeṣāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnimeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
daśaten
daśa:
Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdaśa (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; अत्र परिमाणवाचक (ten)
paṃcafive
paṃca:
Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañca (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; परिमाणवाचक (five)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
āhuḥthey say
āhuḥ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootah (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
triṃśatthirty
triṃśat:
Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottriṃśat (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्या (thirty), अव्ययवत्; परिमाणवाचक
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
kāṣṭhāḥkāṣṭhās
kāṣṭhāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkāṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
gaṇayetone should count/consider
gaṇayet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgaṇ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
kalāḥkalās (a time-unit)
kalāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkalā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed/for)
triṃśatthirty
triṃśat:
Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottriṃśat (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्या (thirty), अव्ययवत्; परिमाणवाचक
kalāḥkalās
kalāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkalā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अपि (also/even)
bhavetwould be, becomes
bhavet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
muhūrtama muhūrta
muhūrtam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmuhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
tatthat
tat:
Sambandha (Anaphoric reference)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg)
triṃśatāby thirty
triṃśatā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Roottriṃśat (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); संख्या (by thirty)
rātri-ahanīnight and day (a day-night pair)
rātri-ahanī:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrātri + ahan (प्रातिपदिक; समाहार-द्वन्द्व)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-द्विवचन (Nom/Acc Dual); द्वन्द्वसमासः (rātriḥ + ahan)
ubheboth
ubhe:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootubha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-द्विवचन (Nom/Acc Dual)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A schematic depiction of time units as concentric circles or a stepped ladder: nimeṣa, kāṣṭhā, kalā, muhūrta, day-night; a teacher points to the diagram while the listener watches attentively.

Characters & Entities
K
kāṣṭhā
N
nimeṣa
K
kalā
M
muhūrta
D
day-night (rātri-ahanī)

FAQs

Sacred time is measured with precision; understanding kāla supports proper ritual timing and disciplined living.

None; this is a technical enumeration of time-units.

No specific rite; the verse provides the calendrical/temporal framework used for rites.

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