Devanagari
त्रसरेणुत्रिकं भुङ्क्ते य: काल: स त्रुटि: स्मृत: ।
शतभागस्तु वेध: स्यात्तैस्त्रिभिस्तु लव: स्मृत: ॥ ६ ॥
Verse text
trasareṇu-trikaṁ bhuṅkte
yaḥ kālaḥ sa truṭiḥ smṛtaḥ
śata-bhāgas tu vedhaḥ syāt
tais tribhis tu lavaḥ smṛtaḥ
Synonyms
trasareṇu-trikam
—
combination of three hexatoms
;
bhuṅkte
—
as they take time to integrate
;
yaḥ
—
that which
;
kālaḥ
—
duration of time
;
saḥ
—
that
;
truṭiḥ
—
by the name truṭi
;
smṛtaḥ
—
is called
;
śata-bhāgaḥ
—
one hundred truṭis
;
tu
—
but
;
vedhaḥ
—
called a vedha
;
syāt
—
it so happens
;
taiḥ
—
by them
;
tribhiḥ
—
three times
;
tu
—
but
;
lavaḥ
—
lava
;
smṛtaḥ
—
so called.
Translation
The time duration needed for the integration of three trasareṇus is called a truṭi, and one hundred truṭis make one vedha. Three vedhas make one lava.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The time it takes for the sun to pass over three trasareṇus is called a truṭi. A hundred truṭis make one vedha. Three vedhas make one lava.
Three trasareṇus make one truṭi. According to Surya-siddhānta, a truṭi is defined as the time taken for a needle to pierce a lotus leaf. One hundred truṭis make a vedha. Three vedhas make a lava.
Purport
It is calculated that if a second is divided into 1, 687.5 parts, each part is the duration of a truṭi, which is the time occupied in the integration of eighteen atomic particles. Such a combination of atoms into different bodies creates the calculation of material time. The sun is the central point for calculating all different durations.