[dyati tamaḥ, do dī vā nak hra- svaḥ; Uṇ. 2. 49] 1 Day (opp. rātri); dināṃte nihitaṃ tejaḥ savitreva hutāśanaḥ R. 4. 1; yāminayaṃti dināni ca sukhaduḥkhava- śīkṛte manasi K. P. 10; dināṃte nilayā- ya gatuṃ R. 2. 15.

2 A day (including the night,) a period of 24 hours; dine dine sā parivardhamānā Ku. 1. 25; sapta vyatīyustriguṇāni tasya dināni R. 2. 25. Comp. aṃśaḥ any portion of a day, i. e. an hour, a watch,...