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SB 3.11.6

Devanāgarī

त्रसरेणुत्रिकं भुङ्क्ते य: काल: स त्रुटि: स्मृत: । शतभागस्तु वेध: स्यात्तैस्त्रिभिस्तु लव: स्मृत: ॥ ६ ॥

Text

trasareṇu-trikaṁ bhuṅkte yaḥ kālaḥ sa truṭiḥ smṛtaḥ śata-bhāgas tu vedhaḥ syāt tais tribhis tu lavaḥ smṛtaḥ

Synonyms

trasareṇu-trikam—combination of three hexatoms;bhuṅkte—as they take time to integrate;yaḥ—that which;kālaḥ—duration of time;saḥ—that;truṭiḥ—by the nametruṭi;smṛtaḥ—is called;śata-bhāgaḥ—one hundredtruṭis;tu—but;vedhaḥ—called avedha;syāt—it so happens;taiḥ—by them;tribhiḥ—three times;tu—but;lavaḥ—lava;smṛtaḥ—so called.

Translation

The time duration needed for the integration of three trasareṇus is called a truṭi, and one hundred truṭis make one vedha. Three vedhas make one lava.

Purport

It is calculated that if a second is divided into 1, 687.5 parts, each part is the duration of a truṭi, which is the time occupied in the integration of eighteen atomic particles. Such a combination of atoms into different bodies creates the calculation of material time. The sun is the central point for calculating all different durations.
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