संध्या [ saṃdhyā ] [ saṃ-dhyā́ ]1 f. holding together , union , junction , juncture , (esp.) juncture of day and night , morning or evening twilight Lit. Br. Lit. GṛŚrS. Lit. MBh.

  juncture of the three divisions of the day (morning , noon , and evening) Lit. VarBṛS.

  the religious acts performed by Brāhmans and twice-born men at the above three divisions of the day (acc. with √ [ ās ] or [ anv-√ ās ] or [ upa-√ ās ] , " to perform these Saṃdhyā services " , which consist of sipping water , repetition of prayers and mantras , especially of the Gāyatrī prayer ; if regarded as an act of meditation the [ saṃdhyā ] may be connected with [ saṃ-dhyai ] ) Lit. Mn. Lit. R. Lit. Pur. Lit. RTL. 401 ; 407

  Twilight (esp. evening Twilight , personified as a manifestation or daughter of Brahmā , and as the consort of Śiva , of the Sun , of Kāla , of Pulastya , of Pūshan , and as the mother-in-law of Vidyut-keśa) Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Pur.

  a girl one year old representing the goddess Saṃdhyā at the Durgā festival Lit. L.

  a deity presiding over the three divisions of the day Lit. ĀśvP.

  the period which precedes a Yuga or age of the world (see [ yuga ] ) Lit. Hariv. Lit. BhP.

  a boundary , limit Lit. L.

  promise , agreement , assent Lit. L.

  = [ saṃ-dhāna ] Lit. L.

  a partic. flower Lit. L.

  N. of a river Lit. MBh.