truṭi (time to cover 18 atoms), 1/900 of a sec
and one hundred truṭis make one vedha ~ 1/9 sec
Three vedhas make one lava ~ 1/3 sec
The duration of time of three lavas is equal to one nimeṣa ~ 1 sec
the combination of three nimeṣas makes one kṣaṇa = 3.2 sec
five kṣaṇas combined together make one kāṣṭhā = 16 sec
fifteen kāṣṭhās make one laghu. = 4 minutes
Fifteen laghus make one nāḍikā,
which is also called a daṇḍa. = 1 hour
Two daṇḍas make one muhūrta = 2 hours
six or seven daṇḍas make one fourth of a day or night, according to human calculation.
Experiment for measuring an hour(standard of time):
SB 3.11.9: The measuring pot for one nāḍikā, or daṇḍa, can be prepared with a six-pala-weight [fourteen ounce] pot of copper, in which a hole is bored with a gold probe weighing four māṣa and measuring four fingers long. When the pot is placed on water, the time before the water overflows in the pot is called one daṇḍa.
and one hundred truṭis make one vedha ~ 1/9 sec
Three vedhas make one lava ~ 1/3 sec
The duration of time of three lavas is equal to one nimeṣa ~ 1 sec
the combination of three nimeṣas makes one kṣaṇa = 3.2 sec
five kṣaṇas combined together make one kāṣṭhā = 16 sec
fifteen kāṣṭhās make one laghu. = 4 minutes
Fifteen laghus make one nāḍikā,
which is also called a daṇḍa. = 1 hour
Two daṇḍas make one muhūrta = 2 hours
six or seven daṇḍas make one fourth of a day or night, according to human calculation.
Experiment for measuring an hour(standard of time):
SB 3.11.9: The measuring pot for one nāḍikā, or daṇḍa, can be prepared with a six-pala-weight [fourteen ounce] pot of copper, in which a hole is bored with a gold probe weighing four māṣa and measuring four fingers long. When the pot is placed on water, the time before the water overflows in the pot is called one daṇḍa.
