eka-dui-tina-cāri - one, two, three, four; prahare - in praharas; asta haya - the sun sets in the evening; cāri-prahara - generally after four praharas; rātri - the night; gele - when it passes; punaḥ - again; sūryodaya - the sun rises.

“The day and the night are divided into eight praharas — four belonging to the day and four belonging to the night. After eight praharas, the sun rises again.