(p. 262) kṣaṇa a measure of time equal to about four minutes; a very small point of time, a moment, an instant, a while (ক্ষণমাত্র); a point of time (এক্ষণ); a length of time (বহুক্ষণ); a particular point of time (শুভক্ষণ). অশুভক্ষণ n. an evil hour, an inauspicious moment. কিছুক্ষণ n. some time; a short time. adv. for or during some time; for or during a short time. কুক্ষণ same as অশুভক্ষণ । প্রতিক্ষণ adv. every moment, always; ceaselessly. বহুক্ষণ n. a long time. adv. for or over or during a long time. শুভক্ষণ n. an auspicious moment. সর্বক্ষণ, সারাক্ষণ adv. always. ̃কাল n. a moment, an instant; a very short time. adv. for a moment, for an instant; for or during a very short time. ক্ষণকাল পরে shortly after; a little later; before long, ere long. ক্ষণকাল পূর্বে shortly before. ̃চর a. roaming or existing for a very short time; fleeting, evanescent; short-lived; ephemeral; transient. ̃জন্মা a. (astrol. & pop.) born at an uncommonly auspicious moment; very fortunate; (loos.) endowed with rare qualities; highly gifted. ̃দা n. the night. ̃দ্যুতি same as ক্ষণপ্রভা । ̃ধ্বংসী a. perishing in a moment; transitory; most frail. ̃পরে adv. shortly after; a little later; ere long, before long. ̃পূর্বে adv. a little while ago, shortly before. ̃প্রভ a. flashing or gleaming only for a moment. ̃প্রভা n. the lightning. ̃ভঙ্গুর a. breaking or perishing in a moment; transitory; most fragile. ̃মাত্র adv. only for a moment. ̃স্হায়িত্ব n. momentariness; transitoriness; existence for a very short period. ̃স্হায়ী a. lasting for a moment, momentary; transitory; continuing for a very short period (ক্ষণস্হায়ী সুখ). 61)
