Purvasandhya, Pūrvasandhyā, Purva-sandhya: 3 definitions

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Purvasandhya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pūrvasandhyā (पूर्वसन्ध्या).—daybreak, dawn; रजनिमचिरजाता पूर्वसंध्या सुतैव (rajanimacirajātā pūrvasaṃdhyā sutaiva) (anupatati) Si.11.4.

Pūrvasandhyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrva and sandhyā (सन्ध्या).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvasandhyā (पूर्वसन्ध्या) or Pūrvvasandhyā.—f.

(-ndhyā) Dawn, daybreak. E. pūrva prier, and sandhyā junction, (of the day.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvasandhyā (पूर्वसन्ध्या):—[pūrva-sandhyā] (ndhyā) 1. f. Dawn.

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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.

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