Sandhya
संध्या
From Sanskrit संध्या (sandhyā), "twilight, dusk".
Meaning and origin
Sandhya is the Sanskrit word for twilight, the hour when day meets night, and Puranic texts personify it as a daughter born from Brahma's mind.
How to pronounce Sandhya
| Hindi | SUN-dyah /sən̪d̪ʱjaː/ |
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