Sutra 28

Devanagari script

कालमानमत ऊर्ध्वम् ॥ कZ_०२.२०.२८ ॥

Transliteration

kālamānam ata ūrdhvam

Translation

次に（述べるのは）時間測定の基準である。

Word by Word

• kāla-mānam: measure of time; time-standard
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla; māna
• Form: napuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā/ dvitīyā ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: kālasya mānam = kālamānam

• ataḥ: thereafter; therefore; from this (point)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas
• Form: avyaya; apādāna/hetu-artha: 'therefore; from this (point)'

• ūrdhvam: above; further; onwards
• Type: Indeclinable (adverbial use)
• Root: ūrdhva
• Form: avyayībhāva-prayoga (kriyāviśeṣaṇa): 'upwards; above; further/onwards'

Entities Mentioned

• kālamāna

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FAQs

What state activities depend on standardized time units?

Court sessions, tax collection schedules, labor obligations, guard rotations, market regulation hours, and military watch cycles.