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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

বলা হয়—পনেরো নিমেষে এক কাষ্ঠা; আর ত্রিশ কাষ্ঠা মিলে এক কলা গণ্য। ত্রিশ কলায় এক মুহূর্ত; আর ত্রিশ মুহূর্তে দিন ও রাত্রি—উভয়ই সম্পূর্ণ হয়।

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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