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SANDHYA-BALASANJNA.
SAETDHYA-BALA 'Strong in twilight.' Eakshasas ani
other demons, supposed to be most powerful at twilight.
SANDJLYA. A descendant of /Saflffla. A particular sage
who was connected with the Chhandogya Upanishad ; one who
wrote a "book of Sutras, one who wrote upon law, and one who
was the author of the Bhagavata heresy : two or more of these
may he one and the same person. The Sutras or aphorisms
have been published in the Bibliotheca Indica.
SAKDIPANL A master-at-arms who gave instruction to
Bala-rama and Krishwa.
SAKDEACOTTUS. See Chandra-gupta.
SAJSTGITA-EATFAKAEA. A work on singing, dancing,
and pantomime, written by Sarngi Deva.
SANHITA. That portion of a Veda which comprises the
hymns. See Veda.
SANHITOPANISHAD. The eighth Brahmana of the Sama-
veda.
BurnelL
The text with a commentary has been published by
$AN"L The planet Saturn. The regent of that planet, re-
presented as a black man in black garments. Sani was a son oi
the sun and Chhaya, but another statement is that he was the
offspring of Bala-rama and EevatL He is also known as Ara,
Kowa, and Kroda (cf. Kg6vo$), and by the patronymic $aura. His
influence is evil, hence he is called Krura-dns and Krura-lochana,
c the evil-eyed one. ; He is also Manda, c
the slow / Pangu, c
the
lame ;' Sanais-chara,
c
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slow-moving ; Saptarchi, '
seven-rayed ;'
'
and Asita, the dark'
SANJAYA i. The charioteer of Dhnta-rashfra. He was
minister also, and went as ambassador to the Paw^avas before
the great war broke out. He is represented as reciting to Dlmta-
rashfra the Bhagavad-gita.
His patronymic is Gavalgam, son of
Gavalgana, 2.
SAKJNA.
A king of Ujjayini and father of Vasava-datta.
l
Conscience.' According to the Puraftas, she
was daughter of Viswa-karma and wife of the sun. She
had three children by him, the Manu Vaivaswata, Yama, and
Yami (goddess of the Yamuna "
river). Unable to endure tho
fervours of her lord, Sanjna gave him Chhaya (shade) as his
handmaid, and repaired to the forests to practise devout exer-
cises." The sun beheld her engaged in austerities in the form
of a mare, and he approached her as a horse. Hence sprang the