# SB 3.11.8 > लघूनि वै समाम्नाता दश पञ्च च नाडिका । > ते द्वे मुहूर्तः प्रहरः षड्यामः सप्त वा नृणाम् ॥८॥ ## Text > laghūni vai samāmnātā > daśa pañca ca nāḍikā > te dve muhūrtaḥ praharaḥ > ṣaḍ yāmaḥ sapta vā nṛṇām ## Synonyms *laghūni*—such *laghus* (each of two minutes); *vai*—exactly; *samāmnātā*—is called; *daśa* *pañca*—fifteen; *ca*—also; *nāḍikā*—a *nāḍikā*; *te*—of them; *dve*—two; *muhūrtaḥ*—a moment; *praharaḥ*—three hours; *ṣaṭ*—six; *yāmaḥ*—one fourth of a day or night; *sapta*—seven; *vā*—or; *nṛṇām*—of human calculation. ## Translation **Fifteen laghus make one nāḍikā, which is also called a daṇḍa. Two daṇḍas make one muhūrta, and six or seven daṇḍas make one fourth of a day or night, according to human calculation.**