Uttarajjhayana 197.1.10_11

197.1.10_11

veyāvacce niutteṇa | kāyavvaṃ agilāyao /
sajjhāe vā niutteṇa | savvadukkhavimokkhaṇe ||10||

If he is ordered to do some work, he should do it without tiring; if he is ordered to study, he should do it without allowing himself to be affected by any pains. (10)
A clever monk should divide the day into four (equal) parts (called paurushî), and fulfil his duties (uttaraguna) in all four parts. (11)
In the first Paurushî he should study, in the second he should meditate, in the third he should go on his begging-tour, and in the fourth he should study again. (12)
In the month Âshâdha the Paurushî (of the night) contains two feet (pada); in the month Pausha, four; in the months Kaitra and Asvayuga, three. (13)
(The Paurushî) increases or decreases a digit (aṅgula) every week, two digits every fortnight, four digits every month. (14)
The dark fortnight of Âshâdha, Bhâdrapada, Kârttika, Pausha, Phâlguna, and Vaisâkha are known as avamarâtrâs. (15)
In the quarter of the year comprising the three months Gyêshthâmûla, Âshâdha, and Srâvana, the (morning-) inspection is to last six digits (beyond ¼ Paurushî); in the second quarter, eight; in the third, ten; in the fourth, eight. (16)
A clever monk should divide the night too into four parts, and fulfil his duties (uttaraguna) in all four parts. (17)
In the first Paurushî he should study, in the second he should meditate, in the third he should leave off sleep, and in the fourth he should study again. 08)
When the nakshatra which leads the night has reached the first quarter of the heaven, at dawn he should cease to study. (19)