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	'''Shandilya''' ([[IAST]]: '''Śāṇḍilya''') is a [[gotra]]<ref name="Bose1994">{{cite book\|author=Bose\|title=Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The — Rev. Edn.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDavv_0tgkAC&pg=PA71\|accessdate=12 July 2012\|date=1 January 1994\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-0855-2\|pages=71–}}</ref> which is named after the great sage [[Sandilya (Rishi)\|Shandilya]],<ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book\|author=Swati Datta\|title=Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India and Nepal: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKAb9DPUCCcC&pg=PA128\|accessdate=12 July 2012\|date=1 January 1989\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass\|isbn=978-81-208-0067-0\|pages=128–}}</ref> specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. Shandilya Rishi was the progenitor of the Śāṇḍilya gotra. The name derives from the Sanskrit words Śaṇ, and Dilam, thus meaning Full Moon, therefore implying Śāṇḍilya to be the priest of the Moon God.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=जोशी\|first=अनिरुद्ध\|title=हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को\|url=https://hindi.webdunia.com/sanatan-dharma-history/hindu-dynasty-or-caste-history-116051700021_1.html\|access-date=2021-09-25\|website=hindi.webdunia.com\|language=hi}}</ref> People belonging to this gotra are considered to be of lunar race. This gotra has three pravar{{Definition needed\|date=September 2025}}, they are Sandilya, [[Rishi Asita\|Asit]] and [[Devala\|Deval]]. The Veda of this gotra is [[Samaveda\|Samveda]]. Sandilya gotra is the largest gotra in [[Maithil Brahmin]]s of [[Nepal]] and [[Bihar]]. Many families claiming direct patrilineal ancestry to this gotra can be found throughout India and Nepal. People of this gotra hail from [[Nepal]] and many Indian states such as West Bengal, Bihar, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. Many [[Saraswat Brahmin]] families residing in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh claim Shandilya as their paternal ancestor.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gotra1 -\|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/gotra1/\|access-date=2021-09-25\|language=en-US\|archive-date=25 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925093908/https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/gotra1/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are 44 [[Mool (lineage)\|mool]] (origin) of Shandilya gotra in Maithil Brahmins.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=mool -\|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/mool/\|access-date=2021-09-25\|language=en-US\|archive-date=23 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923192706/https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/mool/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other than Brahmins, some clans of [[Rajput]]s, like [[Banaut]]s, [[Waldia (~~Rajput clan~~)\|Waldias]], and [[Parmar (Rajput clan)\|Parmars]], have Shandilya Gotra and have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. There are only few [[Nepalis]] with '''Sandilya Gotra''' such as ''Kafle'', ''Poudar'' and ''Prasai'' but their population is relatively high compared to people with other gotras in Nepal.<ref name=":0" />		'''Shandilya''' ([[IAST]]: '''Śāṇḍilya''') is a [[gotra]]<ref name="Bose1994">{{cite book\|author=Bose\|title=Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The — Rev. Edn.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDavv_0tgkAC&pg=PA71\|accessdate=12 July 2012\|date=1 January 1994\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-0855-2\|pages=71–}}</ref> which is named after the great sage [[Sandilya (Rishi)\|Shandilya]],<ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book\|author=Swati Datta\|title=Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India and Nepal: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKAb9DPUCCcC&pg=PA128\|accessdate=12 July 2012\|date=1 January 1989\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass\|isbn=978-81-208-0067-0\|pages=128–}}</ref> specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. Shandilya Rishi was the progenitor of the Śāṇḍilya gotra. The name derives from the Sanskrit words Śaṇ, and Dilam, thus meaning Full Moon, therefore implying Śāṇḍilya to be the priest of the Moon God.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=जोशी\|first=अनिरुद्ध\|title=हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को\|url=https://hindi.webdunia.com/sanatan-dharma-history/hindu-dynasty-or-caste-history-116051700021_1.html\|access-date=2021-09-25\|website=hindi.webdunia.com\|language=hi}}</ref> People belonging to this gotra are considered to be of lunar race. This gotra has three pravar{{Definition needed\|date=September 2025}}, they are Sandilya, [[Rishi Asita\|Asit]] and [[Devala\|Deval]]. The Veda of this gotra is [[Samaveda\|Samveda]]. Sandilya gotra is the largest gotra in [[Maithil Brahmin]]s of [[Nepal]] and [[Bihar]]. Many families claiming direct patrilineal ancestry to this gotra can be found throughout India and Nepal. People of this gotra hail from [[Nepal]] and many Indian states such as West Bengal, Bihar, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. Many [[Saraswat Brahmin]] families residing in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh claim Shandilya as their paternal ancestor.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gotra1 -\|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/gotra1/\|access-date=2021-09-25\|language=en-US\|archive-date=25 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925093908/https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/gotra1/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are 44 [[Mool (lineage)\|mool]] (origin) of Shandilya gotra in Maithil Brahmins.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=mool -\|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/mool/\|access-date=2021-09-25\|language=en-US\|archive-date=23 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923192706/https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/mool/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other than Brahmins, some clans of [[Rajput]]s, like [[Banaut]]s, [[Waldia (Surname)\|Waldias]], and [[Parmar (Rajput clan)\|Parmars]], have Shandilya Gotra and have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. There are only few [[Nepalis]] with '''Sandilya Gotra''' such as ''Kafle'', ''Poudar'' and ''Prasai'' but their population is relatively high compared to people with other gotras in Nepal.<ref name=":0" />

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-'''Shandilya''' ([[IAST]]: '''Śāṇḍilya''') is a [[Brahmin]] [[gotra]],<ref name="Bose1994">{{cite book|author=Bose|title=Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The&nbsp;— Rev. Edn.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDavv_0tgkAC&pg=PA71|accessdate=12 July 2012|date=1 January 1994|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-81-250-0855-2|pages=71–}}</ref> named after the [[Sandilya (Rishi)|Rishi Shandilya]],<ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book|author=Swati Datta|title=Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKAb9DPUCCcC&pg=PA128|accessdate=12 July 2012|date=1 January 1989|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-81-208-0067-0|pages=128–}}</ref> specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=जोशी|first=अनिरुद्ध|title=हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को|url=https://hindi.webdunia.com/sanatan-dharma-history/hindu-dynasty-or-caste-history-116051700021_1.html|access-date=2021-09-25|website=hindi.webdunia.com|language=hi}}</ref> This gotra has three pravar, they are Sandilya, Asit and Deval. The Ved of this gotra is [[Samaveda|Samveda]]. This gotra is one of the eight highest gotra in Brahmins. Sandilya gotra is the largest gotra in [[Maithil Brahmin|Maithil Brahmins]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gotra1 -|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/gotra1/|access-date=2021-09-25|language=en-US}}</ref> There are 44 mool (origin) of Sandilya gotra in Maithil Brahmins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=mool -|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/mool/|access-date=2021-09-25|language=en-US}}</ref>
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	'''Shandilya''' ([[IAST]]: '''Śāṇḍilya''') is a [[Brahmin]] [[gotra]],<ref name="Bose1994">{{cite book\|author=Bose\|title=Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The — Rev. Edn.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDavv_0tgkAC&pg=PA71\|accessdate=12 July 2012\|date=1 January 1994\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-0855-2\|pages=71–}}</ref> named after the [[Sandilya (Rishi)\|Rishi Shandilya]],<ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book\|author=Swati Datta\|title=Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKAb9DPUCCcC&pg=PA128\|accessdate=12 July 2012\|date=1 January 1989\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass\|isbn=978-81-208-0067-0\|pages=128–}}</ref> specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors.{{cn\|date=~~August 2019~~}}		'''Shandilya''' ([[IAST]]: '''Śāṇḍilya''') is a [[Brahmin]] [[gotra]],<ref name="Bose1994">{{cite book\|author=Bose\|title=Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The — Rev. Edn.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDavv_0tgkAC&pg=PA71\|accessdate=12 July 2012\|date=1 January 1994\|publisher=Orient Blackswan\|isbn=978-81-250-0855-2\|pages=71–}}</ref> named after the [[Sandilya (Rishi)\|Rishi Shandilya]],<ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book\|author=Swati Datta\|title=Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKAb9DPUCCcC&pg=PA128\|accessdate=12 July 2012\|date=1 January 1989\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass\|isbn=978-81-208-0067-0\|pages=128–}}</ref> specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=जोशी\|first=अनिरुद्ध\|title=हिन्दुओं के प्रमुख वंश, जानिए अपने पूर्वजों को\|url=https://hindi.webdunia.com/sanatan-dharma-history/hindu-dynasty-or-caste-history-116051700021_1.html\|access-date=2021-09-25\|website=hindi.webdunia.com\|language=hi}}</ref> This gotra has three pravar, they are Sandilya, Asit and Deval. The Ved of this gotra is [[Samaveda\|Samveda]]. This gotra is one of the eight highest gotra in Brahmins. Sandilya gotra is the largest gotra in [[Maithil Brahmin\|Maithil Brahmins]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gotra1 -\|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/gotra1/\|access-date=2021-09-25\|language=en-US}}</ref> There are 44 mool (origin) of Sandilya gotra in Maithil Brahmins.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=mool -\|url=https://maithilbrahminmahasabha.in/mool/\|access-date=2021-09-25\|language=en-US}}</ref>

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{{short description|Brahmin gotra}}
{{For|the Upanishad|Shandilya Upanishad}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
'''Shandilya''' ([[IAST]]: '''Śāṇḍilya''') is a [[Brahmin]] [[gotra]],<ref name="Bose1994">{{cite book|author=Bose|title=Structure Of Hindu Society of Nepal and India, The — Rev. Edn.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDavv_0tgkAC&pg=PA71|accessdate=12 July 2012|date=1 January 1994|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-81-250-0855-2|pages=71–}}</ref> named after the [[Sandilya (Rishi)|Rishi Shandilya]],<ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book|author=Swati Datta|title=Migrant Brāhmaṇas in Northern India: Their Settlement and General Impact C. A.D. 475-1030|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKAb9DPUCCcC&pg=PA128|accessdate=12 July 2012|date=1 January 1989|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=978-81-208-0067-0|pages=128–}}</ref> specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors.{{cn|date=August 2019}}

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