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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.38

ముహూర్తార్ధావశిష్టాయాం ద్వాదశ్యాం పారణం ప్రతి । చిన్తయామాస ధర్మజ్ఞో ద్విజైస్తద్ధర్మసఙ్కటే ॥ ౩౮ ॥
muhūrtārdhāvaśiṣṭāyāṁ
[muhoortaardhaavashishtaayaam]
dvādaśyāṁ pāraṇaṁ prati
[dvaadashyaam paaranam prati]
cintayām āsa dharma-jṣo
[chintayaam aasa dharma-jsho]
dvijais tad-dharma-saṅkaṭe
[dvijais tad-dharma-sankate]
muhūrta-ardha-avaśiṣṭāyām — was remaining only for half a moment dvādaśyām — when the Dvādaśī day pāraṇam — the breaking of the fast prati — to observe cintayām āsa — began to think about dharma-jṣaḥ — one who knows the principles of religion dvijaiḥ — by the brāhmaṇas tat-dharma — concerning that religious principle saṅkaṭe — in such a dangerous condition.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
muhūrtārdhāvaśiṣṭāyāṁ
muhūrta-ardha-avaśiṣṭāyām
was remaining only for half a moment
dvādaśyāṁ pāraṇaṁ prati
dvādaśyām
when the Dvādaśī day
pāraṇam
the breaking of the fast
prati
to observe
cintayām āsa dharma-jṣo
cintayām āsa
began to think about
dharma-jṣaḥ
one who knows the principles of religion
dvijais tad-dharma-saṅkaṭe
dvijaiḥ
by the brāhmaṇas
tat-dharma
concerning that religious principle
saṅkaṭe
in such a dangerous condition.
In the meantime, only a muhūrta of the Dvādaśī day was left on which to break the fast. Consequently, it was imperative that the fast be broken immediately. In this dangerous situation, the King consulted learned brāhmaṇas.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In the meantime, only twenty-four minutes of the Dvādaśī tithi was left on which to break the fast. The knowledgeable King contemplated this critical situation with brāhmaṇas.
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