Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

sāyam सायम् – in the evening; at sunset

adverb · particle · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adverb

in the evening; at sunset

Petersburger 1855 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

sāyam s. u. 1. sāya 2〉.

Böhtlingk 1879 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

sāyám s. u. 1. sāyá 2〉.

Apte 1890 particle

Original text · English · particle

sāyam ind. In the evening; prayatā prātaranvetu sāyaṃ pratyudvrajedapi R. 1. 90. Comp. — kālaḥ evening. — dhṛtiḥ f. the evening oblation. — maṃḍanaṃ 1 sunset. 2 the sun. — saṃdhyā 1 the evening twilight. 2 the evening prayer. 3 the goddess to be worshipped in the evening. ˚devatā N. of Sarasvatī.

Occurrences in source texts (3)

DYS 1 occurrence
DYS 60–66: Prāṇāyāma 1 occurrence

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HP 2 occurrences
HP 2.11-2.14: Measure of Practice 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

HP 3.94-3.102*1: Śakti Cālana 1 occurrence

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