History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.270
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.270
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It has been shown so far that the word 'muhūrta' had two meanings in the ancient Vedic times, viz 'for a short time' and 'a part equal to two ghaṭikās' As some muhūrtas of the day (of the duration of two ghaṭikās) were declared to be auspicious, gradually a third meaning came to be attached to this word viz. 'time that is fit for the performance of an auspicious act'⁷⁹⁸. It would be shown later on how the medieval Dharmaśāstra works are full of muhūrtas in this sense.