Dvapara Yuga

proper noun

The third of four stages of development that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas; it lasts for 864,000 years.

OriginSanskrit द्वापरयुग →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Dvaparayuga · alternative Dvapara-Yuga

  1. HinduismThe third of four stages of development that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas; it lasts for 864,000 years.

Origin

  1. Sanskritद्वापरयुग“age of two”
  2. EnglishDvapara Yuga

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit द्वापरयुग (dvāparayuga, “age of two”), द्वापर (dvāpara, “two”) + युग (yuga, “yuga”). Some etymologies claim it was named after the second worst throw in an ancient Indian dice game.

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Translations

Hindi द्वापर, द्वापरयुग
  • द्वापर (dvāpar)third yuga of Hindu cosmology
  • द्वापरयुग (dvāparyug)third yuga of Hindu cosmology
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