Ancient Micro Units of Time
Posted in Yoga Philosophy — No CommentsIn the last month’s article, it was detailed how time is measured in Yugas. The Yogic scriptures have also illustrated micro divisions of time in a day. It was well known, even then, that time could be sub-divided into very finite units as tabled below.
१ दिन = ८ पहर
१ पहर = ३ मुहूर्त
१ मुहूर्त = २ नाड़ी
१ नाड़ी = १५ लघु
१ लघु = १५ काष्ठा
१ काष्ठा = १५ क्षण
१ क्षण = ३ निमेष
१ निमेष = ३ लव
१ लव = ३ बेध
१ बेध = १०० त्रुटी
१ त्रुटी = ४ त्रसेणु
१ त्रसेणु = ३ अणु
१ अणु = २ प्रमाणु
1 day = 8 pahars
1 pahar = 3 muhurats
1 muhurat = 2 nadis
1 nadi = 15 laghus
1 laghu = 15 kaashta
1 kaashta = 5 kshans
1 kshan = 3 nimeshs
1 nimesh = 3 lavs
1 lav = 3 bedhs
1 bedh = 100 trutis
1 truti = 4 trasenus
1 trasenu = 3 anus
1 anu = 2 pramanus