A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.24

v1.c23.24

The chapter begins with an enumeration of the units of time:²² akṣinimeṣa (the time required to pronounce a short syllable),²³ kāṣṭhā,²⁴ kalā,²⁵ muhūrta,²⁶ ahorātra (a day and a night),²⁷ pakṣa (a fortnight), and māsa a (month) (6.4–5).²⁸