Sutra 36
Devanagari script
द्विनालिको मुहूर्तः ॥ कZ_०२.२०.३६ ॥
Transliteration
dvināliko muhūrtaḥ
Translation
Two nālikās constitute one muhūrta.
Word by Word
द्विनालिकः(A period) of two nālikās (i.e., two ghaṭikās)
द्विनालिकः:
TypeNoun (Adjective used predicatively)
Rootनालिका
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; द्वि + नालिका → द्विनालिक (समासान्त-प्रत्ययः -क); मुहूर्तः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्
मुहूर्तःa muhūrta (a time unit)
मुहूर्तः:
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गः; विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative)
Entities Mentioned
N
nālikāM
muhūrtaFAQs
Muhūrta is a practical scheduling unit for courts, councils, inspections, and watch rotations—large enough to manage, small enough to enforce.
1 muhūrta = 2 nālikā.