[INDOLOGY] Unit of time in premodern Indian system of time units.

[Harry Spier]

Rajam wrote:

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> I’m a bit confused about the terminology used here in this discussion —
> kalā ?  kāla ?
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The unit of time I've been asked to enquire about is *kalā* . See the
reference given by Bill Mak, Hayashi, Takao. 2017. “The Units of Time in
Ancient and Medieval India.” *History of Science in South Asia* 5 (1):
1–116. doi:10.18732/h2ht0h <https://doi.org/10.18732/h2ht0h>.  See page 4
chart of units of time for abhidānacintāmaṇī and page 5 chart for
arthaśāstra.

The context is the list of 108 names of Sūrya from mahābharata (3.3.19 thru
3.3. 3,3,28 (pdf of relevant page from critical edition attached) names 51
thru 56 being different units of time. Name 51 in verse 3.3.22 is kalā.

Harry Spier

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