Arthashastra

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नालिकाभिर् अहर् अष्टधा रात्रिं च विभजेत्, छाया प्रमाणेन वा ॥

He shall divide both the day and the night into eight nálikas (1½ hours), or according to the length of the shadow (cast by a gnomon standing in the sun).

english translation

nAlikAbhir ahar aSTadhA rAtriM ca vibhajet, chAyA pramANena vA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript