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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
त्रिपौरुषी पौरुषी चतुर् अङ्गुला नष्टच् छायो मध्य अह्न इति चत्वारः पूर्वे दिवसस्य अष्ट भागाः ॥
The shadow of three purushás (36 angulás or inches), of one purushá (12 inches), of four angulás (4 inches), and absence of shadow denoting midday are the four one-eighth divisions of the forenoon.
english translation
तैः पश्चिमा व्याख्याताः ॥
like divisions (in the reverse order) in the afternoon.
english translation
तत्र पूर्वे दिवसस्य अष्ट भागे रक्षा विधानम् आय व्ययौ च शृणुयात् ॥
Of these divisions, during the first one-eighth part of the day, he shall post watchmen and attend to the accounts of receipts and expenditure.
english translation
द्वितीये पौर जानपदानां कार्याणि पश्येत् ॥
during the second part, he shall look to the affairs of both citizens and country people.
english translation