क्षणः
kṣaṇaḥ
Classical Sanskrit had no unit equal to one second. Modern Sanskrit uses क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ), "a moment", and many speakers simply borrow सेकण्ड (sekaṇḍa).
The traditional small units were the पलम् (palam), 24 seconds, and the विपलम् (vipalam), 0.4 seconds.
Meaning: one-sixtieth of a minute, SI unit of time (noun)
Which one should you use?
द्वितीय (dvitīya) means "second" in order, as in "the second day", not the unit of time.
How do you pronounce it?
KSHA-na-ha
Did you know?
- In the traditional system 60 vipalas make a pala and 60 palas make a ghaṭikā of 24 minutes, so a day had 60 ghaṭikās.
Examples in context
- एकं क्षणं तिष्ठ।ekaṃ kṣaṇaṃ tiṣṭha.Wait a second.
