| 释义 |
‖ sandhya|ˈsandjaː|
[a. Skr. saṃdhyā a holding together, junction: cf. sandhi.]
a. Twilight.
b. The period which precedes a yuga or age of the world.
c. Morning or evening prayers.
1868Chambers's Encycl. X. 327/1 A long mundane period of years, which is preceded by a period called Sandhya, ‘twilight’. 1876Monier Williams Indian Wisdom (ed. 3) 248 The two Sandhyas of sunrise and sunset. 1891― Brahmanism & Hinduism 401 The first act of the Morning Sandhyā Service..is sipping water. 1913J. N. Farquhar Crown of Hinduism 164 The daily devotions (sandhya) are restricted to the three castes. 1971Leader (Durban) 7 May 9/4 They were all saying the ‘sandhya’, the evening prayers. In perfect Hindi! 1974Encycl. 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). |