Etymology

Satya Yuga

Today it means: The first and best of four stages of development that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas; it lasts for 1,728,000 years. Full definition →

Sanskrit सत्ययुग
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromसत्ययुग
  2. English todaySatya Yuga

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit सत्ययुग (satyayuga). Some etymologies claim it was named after the best throw in an ancient Indian dice game.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.