SB 3.11.8
Devanāgarī
लघूनि वै समाम्नाता दश पञ्च च नाडिका । ते द्वे मुहूर्त: प्रहर: षड्याम: सप्त नृणाम् ॥ ८ ॥
Text
laghūni vai samāmnātā daśa pañca ca nāḍikā te dve muhūrtaḥ praharaḥ ṣaḍ yāmaḥ sapta vā nṛṇām
Synonyms
laghūni—suchlaghus(each of two minutes);vai—exactly;samāmnātā—is called;daśapañca—fifteen;ca—also;nāḍikā—anāḍikā;te—of them;dve—two;muhūrtaḥ—a moment;praharaḥ—three hours;ṣaṭ—six;yāmaḥ—one fourth of a day or night;sapta—seven;vā—or;nṛṇām—of human calculation.
Translation
Fifteen laghus make one nāḍikā, which is also called a daṇḍa. Two daṇḍas make one muhūrta, and six or seven daṇḍas make one fourth of a day or night, according to human calculation.