Dear Harry, I’m a bit confused about the terminology used here in this discussion — kalā ? kāla ?
In Tamil … they mean / signify different things. kalā — relates to the phases of the moon; extended meaning being 'art/artistic' kāla — relates to Time Regards, rajam > On May 4, 2025, at 9:10 AM, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Bill, > Exactly what I needed. A quick glance shows there is variation in the > definition of kalA. Very useful is the index where I can see all the > references to kalA. > Much appreciated. > Harry Spier > > > On Sun, May 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM Bill Mak <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Dear Harry, > > This should be of help to you. > > Hayashi, Takao. 2017. “The Units of Time in Ancient and Medieval India.” > History of Science in South Asia 5 (1): 1–116. doi:10.18732/h2ht0h > <https://doi.org/10.18732/h2ht0h>. > > Best regards, > > Bill > > > > -- > Bill M. Mak, PhD > > Professor of History of Science > > University of Science and Technology of China > Room A304, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, East Campus, > University of Science and Technology of China, > 96 Jinzhai Road, Baohe District, Hefei, Anhui, > China CN-230026 > > Tel.: +86 183 5614 9163 / +852 9466 6472 > E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> / [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Research Associate > Needham Research Institute > 8 Sylvester Road > Cambridge, CB3 9AF > United Kingdom > > Tel:+44-1223768229 > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Copies of my publications may be found at: > http://www.billmak.com <http://www.billmak.com/> > https://needham.academia.edu/BillMak <https://needham.academia.edu/BillMak> > > > > > >> On 3 May 2025, at 19:44, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Dear list members, >> I've been asked to confirm the meaning of kalā in the premodern Indian >> system of time units. >> According this wikipedia page >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_units_of_time >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_units_of_time> >> referring to the Sūrya Siddhānta, 1 kalā = 30 kāṣṭhā approximately equal >> to 48 seconds but I've also been told that 1 kalā is about one hour of the >> western time units. Can someone confirm the meaning of kalā in the Indian >> system of time units . Was there more than one system of time units in >> general use in premodern India? >> Thanks, >> Harry Spier >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> <https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology> > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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