Sandhya

Sandhya meaning

Sandhya (संध्या) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

Twilight, the junction of day and night; personified as a goddess

Also used to mean: evening, dusk

Sandhya (संध्या) is the Sanskrit word saṃdhyā, "holding together, junction", and in particular the junction of day and night: morning or evening twilight. Monier-Williams also gives the daily prayers said at the three junctions of the day, dawn, noon and dusk, which are still called sandhyā or sandhyāvandana, and records that Twilight is personified as a goddess, a daughter of Brahmā and a consort of Śiva. A rarer word of the same form means reflection or meditation. Name lists give Sandhya as "twilight" or "evening", which is the dictionary meaning. The name is used across India.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1145 · entry saṃ-dhyā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, saṃ-dhyā, p. 1145

Famous namesakes

• Sandhyā, the personified goddess of twilight in the Purāṇas

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First sound स

Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is सा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Sandhya · Sandhiya · Sandya

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