Sayamkala, Sāyaṅkāla, Sāyaṃkāla, Sayankala, Sayam-kala: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Sayamkala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Saynkal.
In Hinduism
Gitashastra (science of music)
Sāyaṃkāla (सायंकाल) refers to the “evening”, during which time certain Rāgas are recommended while others are prohibited to be sung, according to Kohala (mentioned in the Saṅgītanārāyaṇa, Vol. I, p.166,168).—Kohala has classified rāgas as sūryāṃśa (rāgas to be sung in the day time) and candramāṃśa (rāgas to be sung at night). The sūryāṃśa-rāgas are born of the sun’s rays and therefore should not be sung in the evening (sāyaṃkāla). One who sings these rāgas in the morning (prātaḥkāla) attains joy. The candramāṃśa-rāgas are born of the rays of the moon and should not be sung in the morning (prātaḥkāla). Singing these rāgas in the evening (sāyaṃkāla) brings about great prosperity.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Sayankala refers to “evening”.—Offering of water and food or tirtham and prasadam to the deities on the different occasions or specified hours of the day is an important item in the daily pujas. [...] While for the daily routine, only ordinary plain rice was offered, special food preparations were offered often on festival days. [...] The time meant for the daily rituals in Hindu temples are performed [for example, during Sayankala].
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Sāyaṅkāla (सायङ्काल).—m (S) pop. sāyaṅkāḷa m Eventide or evening. 2 The fifth and last division of the day.
Sāyaṅkāla (सायङ्काल) [-ḷa, -ळ].—m Evening.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Sāyaṃkāla (सायंकाल).—evening.
Derivable forms: sāyaṃkālaḥ (सायंकालः).
Sāyaṃkāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāyam and kāla (काल).
Sāyaṃkāla (सायंकाल).—m.
(-laḥ) Eventide, evening. E. sāyam evening, and kāla time.
Sāyaṃkāla (सायंकाल).—[masculine] evening, eventide.
Sāyaṃkāla (सायंकाल):—[=sāyaṃ-kāla] [from sāyaṃ > sāya] n. eventide, evening, [Naiṣadha-carita [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Sāyaṃkāla (सायंकाल):—[sāyaṃ-kāla] (laḥ) 1. m. Evening.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Sāyaṃkāla (सायंकाल) [Also spelled saynkal]:—(nm) the evening, dusk; ~[lika/līna] of or pertaining to the evening, evening.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sāyaṃkāla (ಸಾಯಂಕಾಲ):—[noun] = ಸಾಯ [saya]2 - 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sāyaṅkāla (सायङ्काल):—n. → सायं [sāyaṃ]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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