Sutra 32

Devanagari script

पञ्चनिमेषाः काष्ठाः ॥ कZ_०२.२०.३२ ॥

Transliteration

pañcanimeṣāḥ kāṣṭhāḥ

Translation

Five nimeṣas constitute one kāṣṭhā (a minor unit of time).

Word by Word

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (नपुंसकलिङ्गे, अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः) — ‘पञ्च (संख्या)’

• निमेषाः: nimeṣas (blinks; a small unit of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमेष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• काष्ठाः: kāṣṭhās (a unit of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; (समास/सम्बन्धः) ‘पञ्च निमेषाः’ इति संख्याविशेषणेन विशेषिता

Entities Mentioned

• nimeṣa
• kāṣṭhā

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FAQs

How does this verse contribute to a usable administrative calendar?

It builds a stepwise conversion chain from small perceptible instants to larger standardized blocks used in scheduling and record-keeping.

What is the relation between nimeṣa and kāṣṭhā?

1 kāṣṭhā = 5 nimeṣa.