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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