Pratahsandhya, Prātaḥsandhyā, Pratah-sandhya: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPrātaḥsandhyā (प्रातःसन्ध्या) refers to “dawn”, representing one of two halves of Sandhyā’s body, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.7. Accordingly:—“[...] At the bidding of Śiva, the god of fire sent forth her [viz., Sandhyā’s] body to the pure [śuddha] zone of the sun (sūryamaṇḍala). The sun severed her body into two halves and placed the same on his own chariot for the propitiation of the Pitṛs and the Devas. O great sage, the upper half of her body became the prātaḥsandhyā (dawn) which is at the beginning or in the middle of a day and night. The lower half of her body became the sāyaṃsandhyā (dusk) which is in the middle of a day and night. The period is always pleasing to the manes. Before the sunrise, when the day breaks, the period is called prātaḥsandhyā. It delights the Gods. When the sun has set and assumed the hue of a red lotus, the period of sāyaṃsandhyā sets in. It is delightful to the manes”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprātaḥsandhyā (प्रातःसंध्या).—f (S) The morning devotions of Brahmans.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishprātaḥsandhyā (प्रातःसंध्या).—f The morning devotions of Bra'hmans.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrātaḥsandhyā (प्रातःसन्ध्या).—f.
(-ndhyā) 1. Dawn. 2. The morning-sacrifice. E. prātaḥ and sandhyā part of the day.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrātaḥsandhyā (प्रातःसन्ध्या):—[prātaḥ-sandhyā] (ndhyā) 1. f. Idem; dawn.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pratar, Sandhya.
Full-text: Suryamandala, Sayamsandhya, Sandhya.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 7 - Sandhyā gets the name Arundhatī and marries Vasiṣṭha < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 9 - Religious data (found in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - Sadācāra (Conduct of the Good) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]