Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c7.14

c7.14

The day and night are each divided into eight parts by sun-dial or water clock. Thus each such part (*nālikā*) was of one hour and a half. The king’s time is so full up and charged with duties that it is the subject of humorous comment in literature. Daṇḍin, in his *Daśakumāracharita* [II. 8], sneers at Kauṭilya’s schedule of royal duties which would make royalty itself an unbearable burden.