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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

HindiSUN-dyah /sən̪d̪ʱjaː/

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