414 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 11

TEXT 8

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laghuni vai samamnata
dasa paiica ca nadika
te dve muhurtah praharah
sad yamah sapta va nrnam

laghtini—such laghus (each of two minutes); vai—exactly ; samamnata—
is called; dasa pafica—fifteen; ca—also; nadika—a nadika; te—of them; dve—
two; muhirtah—a moment; praharah—three hours; sat—six; yamah—one
fourth of a day or night; sapta—seven; va—or; nrnam—of human cal-
culation.

TRANSLATION

Fifteen laghus make one nadika, which is also called a danda. Two
dandas make one muhirta, and six or seven dandas make one fourth of a
day or night, according to human calculation.

TEXT 9

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dvadasardha-palonmanam
caturbhis catur-angulaih

svarna-masaih krta-cchidram
yavat prastha-jala-plutam

dvadasa-ardha—six; pala—of the scale of weight; unmanam— measuring
pot;caturbhih—by weight of four; catuh-angulaih—four fingers by measure;
svarna—of gold; masaih—of the weight; krta-chidram— making a hole; yavat
—as long as; prastha— measuring one prastha; jala-plutam—filled by water.

TRANSLATION

The measuring pot for one nadika or danda can be prepared with a six
pala weight [14 ounce] pot of copper, in which a hole is bored with a gold
