Satya Yuga

proper noun

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.

OriginSanskrit सत्ययुग →
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Meanings

proper nounSatya Yuga (plural Satya Yugas)

plural Satya Yugas · alternative Satyayuga · alternative Satya-Yuga

  1. HinduismThe 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.

Origin

  1. Sanskritसत्ययुग
  2. EnglishSatya Yuga

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

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Translations

Hindi सत्ययुग, सतयुग
  • सत्ययुग (satyayug)first yuga of Hindu cosmology
  • सतयुग (satyug)first yuga of Hindu cosmology
  • कृतयुग (kŕtyug)first yuga of Hindu cosmology
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