Madhya 20.389

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সূর্যোদয় হৈতে ষষ্টিপল-ক্রমোদয় ।
সেই এক দণ্ড, অষ্ট দণ্ডে 'প্রহর' হয় ॥ ৩৮৯ ॥
suryodaya haite sasti-pala-kramodaya
sei eka danda, asta dande 'prahara' haya
SYNONYMS
surya-udaya haite-beginning from the sunrise; sasti-pala-sixty palas; krama-udaya-gradually rising higher and higher; sei-that; eka danda-one danda; asta dande-in eight dandas; prahara haya-there is a prahara.
TRANSLATION
"The sun rises in steps consisting of sixty palas. Sixty palas equal one danda, and eight dandas comprise one prahara.

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