Interesting Time Calculations in the Ancient India....

The shortest period of time is a Matra, which is equal to the twinkling of the human eye. Fifteen Matras = one Kashtha;
thirty Kashthas = one Kala;
fifteen Kalas = one Nadika.


A Nadika is ascertained by a measure of water, with a vessel made of twelve Palas and a half of copper, in the bottom of which there is to be a hole made with a tube of gold, of the weight of four Mashas, and four inches long. According to the Magadha measure, the vessel should hold a Prastha (or sixteen Palas) of water.


Two of these Nadis = one Muhurtta;
thirty Muhurtta  = one day and night.


Thirty such periods = one month;
twelve months = one year, or a day and night of the gods;
three hundred and sixty such days = one year of the celestials.


An aggregate of four ages contains twelve thousand divine years; and a thousand periods of four ages complete a day of Brahma.


That period is also termed a Kalpa, during which fourteen Manus preside; and at the end of it occurs the incidental or Brahma dissolution.


Another presentation ....

2 Paramanus = 1 Anu
3 Anus = 1 Trasarenu
3 Trasarenus = 1 Truti
100 Trutis = 1 Vedha
3 Vedhas = 1 Lava
3 Lavas = 1 Nimesha
3 Nimeshas = 1 Kshana
5 Kshanas = 1 Kashtha
15 Kashthas = 1 Laghu
15 Laghus = 1 Narika
2 Narikas = 1 Muhurtta
6 or 7 Narikas = 1 Yama, or   watch of the day or night.




6 respirations (Prana) = 1 Vikala; 
60 Vikalas = 1 Danda; 
60 Dandas = 1 sydereal day.


60 Tilas = 1 Vipala; 
60 Vipalas = 1 Pala; 
60 Palas = 1 Danda or Ghari


the year of the seven Rishis = 3030 mortal years, 
the year of Dhruva = 9090 such years. 




Krita Yuga =  4000 + Sandhya 400 + Sandhyansa 400 = 4800
Treta Yuga =  3000 + Sandhya 300 + Sandhyansa 300 = 3600
Dwapara Yuga =  2000 + Sandhya 200 + Sandhyansa 200 = 2400
Kali Yuga =  1000 + Sandhya 100 + Sandhyansa 100 = 1200
Total = 12000.

one hundred years of Brahma, are 311.040.000.000.000 years of mortals.


Sinskrit Counting


Das'a,     10;
S'atam,    100;
Sahasram,  1000;
Ayutam,    10.000;
Niyutam,   100.000;
Prayutam,  1.000.000;
Arvudam,   10.000.000;
Nyurvudam, 100.000.000;
Vrindam,   1.000.000.000;
Param,     10.000.000.000;
Kharvam,   100.000.000.000;
Nikharvam, 1000.000.000.000;
S'ankham,  10.000.000.000.000;
Padmam,    100.000.000.000.000;
Samudram,  1.000.000.000.000.000;
Madhyamam, 10.000.000.000.000.000;
Pararddham,100.000.000.000.000.000.