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<pre><code>क्षण    kṣaṇa   m. n.   moment
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I am asking how to speak Ksana, or what it is sounds like ?
amanjiang
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ChrisW
<p>In Hindi, it's क्षण which you pronounce like the English word <strong>Shun</strong>.</p>

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<p><strong>刹那</strong> <em>chànà</em> <strong>क्षण</strong> <strong>kṣaṇa</strong>.
An indefinite space of time, a moment, an instant; the shortest measure of time, as kalpa is the longest; it is defined as <strong>一念</strong> a thought; but according to another definition <strong>60 kṣaṇa</strong> equal one finger-snap, <strong>90</strong> a <strong>thought 念</strong>, <strong>4,500 a minute</strong>; there are other definitions. In each <strong>kṣaṇa</strong> 900 persons are born and die.</p>

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<p>You can find a pronunciation example of &quot;<em>kṣa</em>&quot; in <a href="https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kshana#sanskrit" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>kṣaṇa</em> (क्षण)</a>, in <a href="https://youtu.be/p4fQIa2q2kQ?t=950" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this video</a> at the timestamp already part of the URL, which is 15:50.</p>
<p>In that example, he speaks <a href="https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kshaya#sanskrit" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>kṣaya</em> (क्षय)</a>.</p>

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<p>It's <a href="http://www.hsk.academy/en/words/%E5%88%B9%E9%82%A3" rel="nofollow">刹那</a> in Chinese, is the smallest unit of time, from Sanskrit.</p>

<p>My question: How to pronounce Ksana in Sanskrit ?</p>

<p>Please leave phonetic symbol or click <a href="http://forvo.com/search/Ksana/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>

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How to pronounce Ksana?
# How to pronounce Ksana?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-25)

It's [刹那](http://www.hsk.academy/en/words/%E5%88%B9%E9%82%A3) in Chinese, is the smallest unit of time, from Sanskrit.

My question: How to pronounce Ksana in Sanskrit ?

Please leave phonetic symbol or click [here](http://forvo.com/search/Ksana/).

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-25. Score: 1

www.spokensanskrit.de says,
क्षण    kṣaṇa   m. n.   moment

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I am asking how to speak Ksana, or what it is sounds like ?  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-20. Score: 1

In Hindi, it's क्षण which you pronounce like the English word **Shun**.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-08-03. Score: 0

**刹那** *chànà* **क्षण** **kṣaṇa**.
An indefinite space of time, a moment, an instant; the shortest measure of time, as kalpa is the longest; it is defined as **一念** a thought; but according to another definition **60 kṣaṇa** equal one finger-snap, **90** a **thought 念**, **4,500 a minute**; there are other definitions. In each **kṣaṇa** 900 persons are born and die.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-01-20. Score: 0

You can find a pronunciation example of "*kṣa*" in [*kṣaṇa* (क्षण)](https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kshana#sanskrit), in [this video](https://youtu.be/p4fQIa2q2kQ?t=950) at the timestamp already part of the URL, which is 15:50.

In that example, he speaks [*kṣaya* (क्षय)](https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kshaya#sanskrit).


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