Sandhyamsha, Sandhyāṃśa: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Sandhyāṃśa can be transliterated into English as Sandhyamsa or Sandhyamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySandhyāṃśa (सन्ध्यांश).—m.
(-śaḥ) 1. Twilight. 2. The period at the end of each Yuga. E. sandhyā as above, and aṃśa portion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySandhyāṃśa (सन्ध्यांश):—(śaḥ) 1. m. Twilight; period at the end of each Yuga.
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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Search found 8 books and stories containing Sandhyamsha, Sandhyāṃśa, Sandhyamsa; (plurals include: Sandhyamshas, Sandhyāṃśas, Sandhyamsas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 8 - The span of life of the trinity < [Section 7.1 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (1)]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 29 - Cycle of Yugas: characteristics of Yugas < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 31 - Narration of the four Yugas: castes and stages of life < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 8 - Division of Time < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 39 - Specific Dharmas of Four Yugas < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 40 - Extent of four Yugas (caturyuga-parimāṇa) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 18 - The Birth of Moon-God < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 7 - The Appearance (Origin) of Somanātha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]