A period of twenty-four minutes. 

A unit of time equaling approximately 24 minutes.

A measure of time defined as consisting of thirty kalās. It is measured by means of a water container fitted with a “tube” (nālika). Two nāḍikās make one muhūrta, which means that the duration of one nāḍikā is twenty-four minutes.

Period of 24 minutes.

In this context, a technical term for a measure of astrological movements and human breaths