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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sandhyopāsti (सन्ध्योपास्ति) refers to “Sandhyā worship” (mentioned as the most important of routine sacred rites—nityakarman), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.2 (“The Prayer of the gods).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “[...] Among the sense-organs you are the mind; among the charitable gifts you are the gift of freedom from fear; among the sanctifying and life-giving agents you are considered the waters. Among all acquisitions you are the acquisition of sons; among those with velocity you are the wind; among the routine sacred rites you are the Sandhyā worship (sandhyopāsti). [...]”.

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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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃdhyōpāsti (ಸಂಧ್ಯೋಪಾಸ್ತಿ):—[noun] = ಸಂಧ್ಯಾವಂದನೆ [samdhyavamdane].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Sandhya, Samdhya, Upasti.

Full-text: Upasti.

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