单词 | sandhya |
释义 | sandhyan. 1. a. Twilight. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight evengloamOE twilighting1387 crepusculum1398 crepusculec1400 twilightc1440 twinlightc1532 grisping1580 grey1592 owl-light1599 gropsing1606 twatter-light1606 twitterlight1608 dusk1622 grasp1650 torchlighta1656 crepuscle1665 mock-shade1669 dimps1693 duskish1696 dimmit1746 darklins1767 twilight glow1819 gloama1821 owlet light1821 sandhya1876 dusk-light1937 1876 M. Williams Indian Wisdom (ed. 3) 248 The two Sandhyas of sunrise and sunset. b. The period which precedes a yuga or age of the world. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > [noun] > in other cultures parapegma1641 parapegma1662 yug1789 kalpa1794 manvantara1830 sandhya1868 dreamtime1896 1868 Chambers's Encycl. X. 327/1 A long mundane period of years, which is preceded by a period called Sandhya, ‘twilight’. 2. Morning or evening prayers. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > kinds of prayer > [noun] > morning > or evening sandhya1891 society > faith > worship > prayer > kinds of prayer > [noun] > evening vesper1814 sandhya1913 1891 M. Monier-Williams Brāhmanism & Hindūism 401 The first act of the Morning Sandhyā Service..is sipping water. 1913 J. N. Farquhar Crown of Hinduism 164 The daily devotions (sandhya) are restricted to the three castes. 1971 Leader (Durban) 7 May 9/4 They were all saying the ‘sandhya’, the evening prayers. In perfect Hindi! 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VIII. 850/1 Sandhyā.., Hindu religious acts performed by the twice-born (the three higher castes) at the three divisions of the day (morning, noon, and night). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1868 |
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