(p. 978) sandhyā the juncture of day and night either at day break or nightfall, twilight; the evening, dusk, gloaming, nightfall (also সন্ধ্যাবেলা); the evening prayer to God or at any time of day or night (also সন্ধ্যাহ্নিক); time of performance (দুসন্ধ্যা ভোজন); juncture of two ages, transition period; (fig.) beginning (কলির সন্ধ্যা); (fig.) the closing period, the close (জীবনসন্ধ্যা). সন্ধ্যা করা v. to say one's prayer (at any time of day) to be overtaken by evening (সে বাড়ি ফিরতে সন্ধ্যা করে). ̃উপাসনা n. the evening prayer, vespers. ̃কালীন a. of evening; evening. ̃কালে adv. in the evening, ̃গোধূলি n. evening twilight, gloaming, dusk, owl-light. ̃তারা n. the evening star, the Vesper. ̃দীপ n. an evening lamp. ̃বন্দনা same as ̃উপাসনা । ̃রাগ, ̃লোক same as ̃গোধূলি । 28)
