சந்தி

s. A joining, junction, meeting, union, combination, இசைப்பு. 2. The meeting or junction of two or more roads, rivers, &c., or the place of such meeting, சந்திக்குமிடம். 3. The joining of words, and the changes of letters by elision, reduplication, and substitution in the coalescence of words with each other, or in the addition to a word of particles expressing case, or in the formation of derivatives from a primitive, விகுதிமுதலிய வற்றின்புணர்ச்சி. 4. The intervals of mor ning and evening twilight, especially the latter, regarded as the union of the day and night, மாலைநேரம்; thus அந்திசந்தி, morn ing and evening. (c.) 5. A period at the expiration of each yuga, connecting it with the following, and occupying 1/12 of each, during which a gradual change takes place in the world, introductory to the peculiarities of the succeeding yuga; also a period of the same length, as the Satya yuga at the end of each Manvantara and of each Kalpa, யுகசந்தி. W. p. 889. SANDHI. 6. Reconciliation, pacification, forming friendship, நட்பாதல். 7. The bamboo, so called from its knots, மூங்கில். 8. The stated worship for each individual, morning and evening, and with some in mid-day, சந்தியாவந்தனம். (p.) 9. Division of time in a day, especially meal time--as ஒருசந்தி, one meal, it being fast-day. (c.) 1. [loc.] Juncture, crisis, a critical point of time, தறுவாய்.

சந்திகாவலன், s. [prov.] As அந்திகாவ லன், which see.

சந்திக்கரை, s. The place where seve ral roads or rivers meet. (c.)

சந்திபண்ண--சந்திமுடிக்க, inf. To per form he daily private worship, morn ing, noon and evening. (p.)

சந்திப்பாடு, v. noun. A mishap suppos ed to be caused by a malignant spirit in a cross way, or other haunted place.

சந்திமறிக்க, inf. [loc.] to avert the displeasure of malignant divinities, in time of epidemics, by presenting them cooling offerings at cross roads, and thus to stop their progress into the country.

சந்திமிதிக்க, inf. [prov.] To pass across way at an auspicious time, as after re covering from sickness, especially from the small pox, on first going out.

சந்திமிதிப்பிக்க, inf. To cause a child to walk the first time on the 6th month in places where two or more ways meet.

சந்தியாகாலம், s. The period of even ing twilight, மாலைநேரம். 2. The three seasons of stated worship. (See சந்தி.) 3. The interval between one yuga and another, யுகசந்தி; [ex Sa. Sandhya.] W. p. 89.

சந்தியாகாலகருமம், s. Evening devo tion. (R.)

சந்தியாராகம், s. The redness of the sky at sun-set. (R.)

சந்தியாவந்தனம்--சந்தியாவந்தனை, s. [prov. சந்திவந்தனை.] Worship at any of the three stated periods; [ex வந்தனை, worship.]

சந்தியிலிருக்க, inf. [prov.] To be ruin ed, to be driven into the street.

சந்தியில்வைக்க, inf. To ruin a person, (lit.) to drive him into the streets.

சந்திவிக்கிரகம், s. Forming a friend ship with enemies to compass their ruin; one of the modes recommended for dealing with enemies. (p.)

சந்தியிற்கொண்டுவர, inf. [prov. fig.] To expose a person to ridicule and shame (lit.) to bring to the street.

முச்சந்தி, s. The meeting of three roads.

நாற்சந்தி, s. The meeting of four roads or streets.

சொற்சந்தி, s. One word combining with another in sense.

சந்திவழு, s. Impropriety in the use of grammatical sandhi. The three gram matical sandhis as applied to words of Sanscrit origin are, 1. தீர்க்கசந்தி. 2. குண சந்தி. 3. விருத்திசந்தி. To these a fourth, ஆ திவிருத்திசந்தி is added. (நன்.)

சந்திகாரியம், s. Making a treaty of peace. (R.)

க்கிறேன், த்தேன், ப்பேன், க்க, v. a. v. n. To meet, to come, or be in contact; to join, to conjoin, எதிர்ப்பட. 2. To visit, have an interview with one, கண்டுகொள்ள. (c.) 3. To get, obtain, find; to be got, obtained, &c., அடைய. 4. To conduce, conspire, concur to one's end, சார்பாக. என்கண்ணுக்கெதிரேசந்தித்தது. It came di rectly before my eyes.

சந்தித்துக்கொள்ள, inf. To meet, get an interview--commonly with a great person. 2. To be on the point of meet ing, happening, &c.

சந்திதம், s. That which is stringed or combined, கோக்கப்பட்டது. (R.)

சந்திப்பு, v. noun. Meeting, junction, confluence, visiting, இசைப்பு. 2. A meet ing of roads, rivers, &c., கூடுமிடம். 3. The junction of two yugas, &c., யுகசந் திப்பு. 4. Present given or sent, இனாம். இராசாவுக்கென்னசந்திப்பு. What present for the king? (c.)

சந்திப்புக் கிடையாமலிருக்க, inf. To have no opportunity of meeting.

சந்திப்புவைக்க, inf. To offer presents out of respect to a superior, on a visit, &c.