Sutra 34

Devanagari script

चत्वारिंशत्कलाः नालिका ॥ कZ_०२.२०.३४ ॥

Transliteration

catvāriṃśatkalāḥ nālikā

Translation

Forty kalās constitute one nālikā (a standard measured period, typically by a water-clock).

Word by Word

• चत्वारिंशत्-कलाः: forty kalās (subdivisions of a nālikā/ghatikā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चत्वारिंशत् + कला
• Form: समासः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; ‘कला’ (आ-कारान्त) शब्दः, ‘चत्वारिंशत्’ संख्याविशेषणम्

• नालिका: a nālikā (ghatikā), a standard time-measure (water-clock unit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालिका
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; इकारान्त (नालिका)

Entities Mentioned

• kalā
• nālikā

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FAQs

Why shift from abstract units to nālikā?

Nālikā is operational: it can be measured consistently using devices (water-clock), enabling uniform official timekeeping across offices.

What is the relation between kalā and nālikā?

1 nālikā = 40 kalā.