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Truti

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Expressions researched:
"truti" |"truṭi"

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 3

It is calculated that if a second is divided into 1687.5 parts, each part is the duration of a truṭi, which is the time occupied in the integration of eighteen atomic particles.
SB 3.11.6, Translation and Purport:

The time duration needed for the integration of three trasareṇus is called a truṭi, and one hundred truṭis make one vedha. Three vedhas make one lava.

It is calculated that if a second is divided into 1687.5 parts, each part is the duration of a truṭi, which is the time occupied in the integration of eighteen atomic particles. Such a combination of atoms into different bodies creates the calculation of material time. The sun is the central point for calculating all different durations.

SB 3.11.14, Purport:

One truṭi - 8/13,500 second