⏱️ Sanskrit Time Units (Kāla Māna)
निमेष= 1 blink (16ms)
काष्ठा= 15 nimesa
लघु= 15 kāṣṭhā
घटिका/नाडी= 30 laghu (~24 min)
मुहूर्त= 2 nāḍī (48 min)
प्रहर= 7.5 muhūrta (~3 hr)
अह= Day (ahar)
पक्ष= 15 days (fortnight)
मास= Month (māsa)
ऋतु= Season (2 months)
अयन= Half year (6 months)
वर्ष= Year (varṣa)
What does this Sanskrit time unit equal?
निमेष
nimeṣa
Mentioned in the Arthashastra and Puranas