निमेषस्त्रिलवो ज्ञेय आम्नातस्ते त्रय: क्षण: । क्षणान् पञ्च विदु: काष्ठां लघु ता दश पञ्च च ॥ ७ ॥
nimesas tri-lavo jneya amnatas te trayah ksanah ksanan panca viduh kastham laghu ta dasa panca ca
- nimesah
- the duration of time called a nimesa
- tri-lavah
- the duration of three lavas
- jneyah
- is to be known
- amnatah
- it is so called
- te
- they
- trayah
- three
- ksanah
- the duration of time called a ksana
- ksanan
- such ksanas
- panca
- five
- viduh
- one should understand
- kastham
- the duration of time called a kastha
- laghu
- the duration of time called a laghu
- tah
- those
- dasa panca
- fifteen
- ca
- also.
The duration of time of three lavas is equal to one nimesa, the combination of three nimesas makes one ksana, five ksanas combined together make one kastha, and fifteen kasthas make one laghu.