क्षणान्पञ्च विदुः काष्ठां लघु ता दश पञ्च च ॥७॥
nimeṣas tri-lavo jñeya
ÄmnÄtas te trayaឥ ká¹£aá¹aឥ
ká¹£aá¹Än pañca viduឥ kÄá¹£á¹hÄá¹
laghu tÄ daÅa pañca ca
nimeá¹£aឥ - the duration of time called a nimeá¹£a; tri-lavaឥ - the duration of three lavas; jñeyaឥ - is to be known; ÄmnÄtaឥ - it is so called; te - they; trayaឥ - three; ká¹£aá¹aឥ - the duration of time called a ká¹£aá¹a; ká¹£aá¹Än - such ká¹£aá¹as; pañca - five; viduឥ - one should understand; kÄá¹£á¹hÄm - the duration of time called a kÄá¹£á¹hÄ; laghu - the duration of time called a laghu; tÄឥ - those; daÅa pañca - fifteen; ca - also.
The duration of time of three lavas is equal to one nimeá¹£a, the combination of three nimeá¹£as makes one ká¹£aá¹a, five ká¹£aá¹as combined together make one kÄá¹£á¹hÄ, and fifteen kÄá¹£á¹hÄs make one laghu.
By calculation it is found that one laghu is equal to two minutes. The atomic calculation of time in terms of Vedic wisdom may be converted into present time with this understanding.
