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समयः ।
Time.
जं कल्ले कायव्वं तं अज्जं चिय करेहु तुरमाणा । बहु-विग्धो हु मुहुत्तो मा अवरहं पडिक्खेहु ॥ ५४ ॥ यत् कल्ये कर्तव्यं तदद्यैव कुरुध्वं त्वरमाणाः । बहुविघ्नो हि मुहूर्तो माऽपराण्हं प्रतीक्षध्वम् ॥ ५४ ॥
Hasten to do that to-day which you are to do tomorrow. Time ( lit : moments ) is full of obstacles : do not therefore wait for the next day.
दिवस - निसा घडि मालं आऊ-सलिलं जियाण घिचूणं । चंदाइच-बइल्ला कालरहट्ट' भमाईति ॥ ५५ ॥
दिवसनिशाघटीमालायामायुः सलिलं जीवानां गृहीत्वा । चन्द्रादित्यबलीवर्दी कालारघट्ट' भ्रमयतः ॥ ५५ ॥
The rahat (a) of time, holding ( lit : seizing ) the water of the lives of living beings, perpetually turning round and round (lit : travelling); the day and night, being its vessels and the bullocks, being the moon and the sun.
(a) Time is here compared to a 'Rahat'. It is a rough contrivance. usually found in Western India for drawing water from a well, consisting of a round, wheel-shaped wooden frame provided with earthen vessels (ghatimal) securely tied round its rim and put into motion by a pair of bullocks.
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