Sutra 37
Devanagari script
पञ्चदशमुहूर्तो दिवसो रात्रिश्च चैत्रे चाश्वयुजे च मासि भवतः ॥ कZ_०२.२०.३७ ॥
Transliteration
pañcadaśa-muhūrto divaso rātriś ca caitre cāśvayuje ca māsi bhavataḥ
Translation
In the months of Caitra and Āśvayuja, the day and the night are each fifteen muhūrtas (i.e., equal in length).
Word by Word
पञ्चदशfifteen
पञ्चदश:
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चन्/दशन् (संख्या)
Formसंख्यावाचक-समास; अव्ययीभाववत् संख्यापदप्रयोगः; (विशेषणरूपेण)
मुहूर्तःa muhūrta (a time unit)
मुहूर्तः:
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
दिवसःday (daytime)
दिवसः:
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
रात्रिःnight
रात्रिः:
TypeNoun
Rootरात्रि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
चैत्रेin (the month of) Caitra
चैत्रे:
TypeNoun
Rootचैत्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (मास-नाम; ‘चैत्रे (मासे)’ = in the month of Caitra)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
आश्वयुजेin (the month of) Āśvayuja
आश्वयुजे:
TypeNoun
Rootआश्वयुज
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन (मास-नाम; ‘आश्वयुजे (मासे)’ = in the month of Āśvayuja)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
मासिin the month
मासि:
TypeNoun
Rootमास
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन
भवतःare / become (dual)
भवतः:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formलट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; परस्मैपद (भवतः = ‘(they) are/become’, referring to दिवसः and रात्रिः)
Entities Mentioned
C
CaitraĀ
ĀśvayujaM
muhūrtaD
dayN
nightFAQs
They function as equal-day-and-night reference points for adjusting duty schedules and operational timings across the seasonal cycle.
30 muhūrtas total (15 day + 15 night).