History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.247

v6.c82.247

⁷⁸⁰ रमध्वं मे वचसे सोम्याय ऋतावरीरुप मुहूर्तमेवैः। ऋ III. 33. 5. This is paraphrased in the Nirukta (II 25) as follows उपरमध्वं मे वचसे सोप्याय सोम-सम्पादिने ऋतावरीः ऋतवत्य. ‘मुहूर्तम् एव अयने अनवैवौ। मुहूर्तं मुहुः ऋतु । ऋतुः अतः गतिकर्मण । मुहु मूढ इव कालः।’. मुहूर्त here means ‘for a short time, for a moment‘. The निरूक्त derives it from मुहु. and ऋतु. (time that passes quickly)