Sandhyalakshana, Sandhyālakṣaṇa, Sandhya-lakshana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Sandhyālakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sandhyalaksana or Sandhyalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: JyotiṣaSandhyālakṣaṇa (सन्ध्यालक्षण) refers to the “signs of twilight” and is the name of the sixtieth chapter of the Gārgīyajyotiṣa. It is similar to the 30th chapter of Vārahamihira’s work known as the Bṛhatsaṃhitā. The Gārgīyajyotiṣa is one of the most comprehensive of Garga’s texts and written in the form of a dialogue between Krauṣṭuki (Ṛṣiputra) and Garga discussing astral and other omens, comprising a total of sixty-two chapters (viz., sandhyā-lakṣaṇa), known as aṅgas and summarized in the Aṅgasamuddiśa (“enumeration of the divisions”, introductory portion).
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
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