SB 3.11.7
Devanāgarī
निमेषस्त्रिलवो ज्ञेय आम्नातस्ते त्रय: क्षण: । क्षणान् पञ्च विदु: काष्ठां लघु ता दश पञ्च च ॥ ७ ॥
Text
nimeṣas tri-lavo jñeya āmnātas te trayaḥ kṣaṇaḥ kṣaṇān pañca viduḥ kāṣṭhāṁ laghu tā daśa pañca ca
Synonyms
nimeṣaḥ—the duration of time called animeṣa;tri-lavaḥ—the duration of threelavas;jñeyaḥ—is to be known;āmnātaḥ—it is so called;te—they;trayaḥ—three;kṣaṇaḥ—the duration of time called akṣaṇa;kṣaṇān—suchkṣaṇas;pañca—five;viduḥ—one should understand;kāṣṭhām—the duration of time called akāṣṭhā;laghu—the duration of time called alaghu;tāḥ—those;daśapañca—fifteen;ca—also.
Translation
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.