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CC Madhya 20.390

এক-দুই-তিন-চারি প্রহরে অস্ত হয় ।
চারিপ্রহর রাত্রি গেলে পুনঃ সূর্যোদয় ॥ ৩৯০ ॥
eka-dui-tina-cāri prahare asta haya
cāri-prahara rātri gele punaḥ sūryodaya

Synonyms

eka-dui-tina-cārione, two, three, four; praharein praharas; asta hayathe sun sets in the evening; cāri-praharagenerally after four praharas; rātrithe night; gelewhen it passes; punaḥagain; sūrya-udayathe sun rises.

Translation

“The day and the night are divided into eight praharas — four belonging to the day and four belonging to the night. After eight praharas, the sun rises again.