संध्याsaṃdhyāthe period of twilight.
Derived forms and compounds
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-कालः
- the period of twilight.
- evening.
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-त्रयम् the three divisions of the day (forenoon, noon and afternoon).
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-नाटिन् Masculine an epithet of Śiva.
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-पयोदः a twilight rain-cloud.
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-पुष्पी
- a kind of jasmine.
- a nutmeg.
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-बलः a demon (राक्षस).
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-समयः
- evening-time.
- a portion of each Yuga.
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-बलिः
- an image of bull in a temple of Śiva.
- the evening oblation.
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-मङ्गलम् an evening religious rite. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedदीपिका an auspicious evening lamp; V.3.2.
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-रागः red-lead.
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-रामः (some take आराम as the word here) an epithet of Brahman.
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-वन्दनम् the morning and evening prayers.
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संध्या sandhyā
- 1 Union.
- Joint, division.
- Morning or evening twilight; अनुरागवती संध्या दिवसस्तत्पुरस्सरः । अहो दैवगतिश्चित्रा पथापि न समागमः ॥ K. Parasmaipada7.
- Early morning.
- Evening, dusk; संध्यामङ्गलदीपिका विभजते शुद्धान्तवृद्धाजनः V.3.2; संध्याभ्ररेखेव मुहूर्तरागाः Pt.1.194.
- The period which precedes a Yuga, the time intervening between the expiration of one Yuga and the commencement of another; चत्वार्याहुः सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्कृतं युगम् । तस्य तावच्छती संध्या संध्यांशश्च तथाविधः ॥ Ms.1.69; अथासौ युगसंध्यायां दस्युप्रायेषु राजसु Bhāg.1.3.25.
- The morning, noon, and evening prayers of a Brāhmaṇa; उत्थायावश्यकं कृत्वा कृतशौचः समाहितः । पूर्वं संध्यां जपंस्तिष्ठेत् स्वकाले चापरां चिरम् ॥ Ms.4.93;2.69.
- A promise, an agreement.
- A boundary, limit.
- Thinking, meditation.
- A kind of flower.
- Name of a river.
- Name of the wife of Brahman.
- Any one of the divisions of the day (पूर्वाह्ण, मध्याह्न, अपराह्ण).
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-अंशः the period at the end of each Yuga; Ms.1.69.
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-अंशुः
- twilight. अभ्रम् an evening cloud (tinged with the sun's rays); संध्याभ्ररेखेव मुहूर्तरागाः Pt.1.194.
- a kind of red-chalk.
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-उपसनम् उपासना Saṁdhyā adoration; Ms.2.67.
