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  "name":"SB 3.11.10",
  "h1":"SB 3.11.10",
  "label":"Text 10",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.11.10",
  "description":"It is calculated that there are four praharas, which are also called yāmas, in the day and four in the night of the human being. Similarly, fifteen days and nights are a fortnight, and there are two fortnights, white and black, in a month."

} —

SB 3.11.10

यामाश्चत्वारश्चत्वारो मर्त्यानामहनी उभे ।
पक्षः पञ्चदशाहानि शुक्लः कृष्णश्च मानद ॥१०॥

Text

yāmāś catvāraś catvāro
martyānām ahanī ubhe
pakṣaḥ pañca-daśāhāni
śuklaḥ kṛṣṇaś ca mānada

Synonyms

yāmāḥ—three hours; catvāraḥ—four; catvāraḥ—and four; martyānām—of the human beings; ahanī—duration of day; ubhe—both day and night; pakṣaḥ—fortnight; pañca-daśa—fifteen; ahāni—days; śuklaḥ—white; kṛṣṇaḥ—black; ca—also; mānada—measured.

Translation

It is calculated that there are four praharas, which are also called yāmas, in the day and four in the night of the human being. Similarly, fifteen days and nights are a fortnight, and there are two fortnights, white and black, in a month.