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单词 sandhya
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sandhyan.

/ˈsandjɑː/
Etymology: < Sanskrit saṃdhyā a holding together, junction: compare sandhi n.
1.
a. Twilight.
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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.
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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.
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society > faith > worship > prayer > kinds of prayer > [noun] > evening
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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).
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