Sandhyaraga, Sandhyārāga: 5 definitions
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Sandhyaraga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSandhyārāga (सन्ध्याराग).—The red colour seen in the sky in the evening is Sandhyārāga. Rāgiṇī the daughter of Himavān did penance to obtain Paramaśiva as husband. The Devas took her before Brahmā, who said that she was not able to bear the radiance of Śiva. Hearing this opinion Rāgiṇī got angry and Brahmā cursed her and changed her into Sandhyārāga. (See under Pārvatī).
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraSandhyārāga (सन्ध्याराग) refers to the “red sky (immediately before sunrise and after sunset)”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “A true Astrologer is also one who has thoroughly mastered the Science of Saṃhitā. [...] It treats of the prediction of immediate rain from surrounding phenomena; of judging the nature of the future crops from the growth of plants and flowers; of the halos round the sun and moon; of lines of clouds crossing the solar disc at rising and setting; of the winds; of meteoric falls; of false fires; of earthquakes; of the red sky immediately before sunrise and after sunset [i.e., sandhyārāga]; of the fanciful shapes of clouds; of dust storms; of thunderbolts; of the price of food grains; of gardening; [...]”.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sandhya-raga in India is the name of a plant defined with Mirabilis jalapa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nyctago dichotoma (L.) Dum. Cours. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Nyctaginaceae.
· Flore Française. (1805)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1996)
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1998)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySandhyārāga (सन्ध्याराग).—n.
(-gaṃ) Red-lead. E. sandhyā twilight, and rāga the colour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySandhyārāga (सन्ध्याराग):—[sandhyā-rāga] (gaṃ) 1. n. Red lead.
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: Raga, Sandhya.
Starts with: Samdhyaraga.
Ends with: Samdhyaraga.
Full-text: Samdhyaraga, Avirbhavanem.
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