Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.11.7
నిమేషస్త్రిలవో జ్ఞేయ ఆమ్నాతస్తే త్రయ: క్షణ: ।
క్షణాన్ పఞ్చ విదు: కాష్ఠాం లఘు తా దశ పఞ్చ చ ॥ ౭ ॥
nimeṣas tri-lavo jṣeya
[nimeshas tri-lavo jsheya]
āmnātas te trayaḥ kṣaṇaḥ
[aamnaatas te trayah kshanah]
kṣaṇān paṣca viduḥ kāṣṭhāṁ
[kshanaan pashcha viduh kaashthaam]
laghu tā daśa paṣca ca
[laghu taa dasha pashcha cha]
Word-for-word
nimeṣaḥ
—
the duration of time called a nimeṣa
tri-lavaḥ
—
the duration of three lavas
jṣeyaḥ
—
is to be known
āmnātaḥ
—
it is so called
te
—
they
trayaḥ
—
three
kṣaṇaḥ
—
the duration of time called a kṣaṇa
kṣaṇān
—
such kṣaṇas
paṣca
—
five
viduḥ
—
one should understand
kāṣṭhām
—
the duration of time called a kāṣṭhā
laghu
—
the duration of time called a laghu
tāḥ
—
those
daśa paṣca
—
fifteen
ca
—
also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nimeṣas tri-lavo jṣeya
nimeṣaḥ
the duration of time called a nimeṣa
tri-lavaḥ
the duration of three lavas
jṣeyaḥ
is to be known
āmnātas te trayaḥ kṣaṇaḥ
āmnātaḥ
it is so called
te
they
trayaḥ
three
kṣaṇaḥ
the duration of time called a kṣaṇa
kṣaṇān paṣca viduḥ kāṣṭhāṁ
kṣaṇān
such kṣaṇas
paṣca
five
viduḥ
one should understand
kāṣṭhām
the duration of time called a kāṣṭhā
laghu tā daśa paṣca ca
laghu
the duration of time called a laghu
tāḥ
those
daśa paṣca
fifteen
ca
also.
The duration of time of three lavas is equal to one nimeṣa, the combination of three nimeṣas makes one kṣaṇa, five kṣaṇas combined together make one kāṣṭhā, and fifteen kāṣṭhās make one laghu.
Purport
By calculation it is found that one laghu is equal to two minutes. The atomic calculation of time in terms of Vedic wisdom may be converted into present time with this understanding.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Three lavas make one nimeṣa. Three nimeṣas make one kṣaṇa. Fire kṣaṇas make one kāṣṭhā. Fifteen kāṣṭhās make one laghu.
Āmāntāḥ means “is called.” Tāh means kāsṭhāḥ.
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