Yuga

American  

[yoog-uh] / ˈyʊg ə /

noun

Hinduism.

1. an age of time.

2. any of four ages, the Satya, the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali, each worse than the last, forming a cycle due to begin again when the Kali has come to an end.

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Yuga British  

/ ˈjʊɡə /

noun

1. (in Hindu cosmology) one of the four ages of mankind, together lasting over 4 million years and marked by a progressive decline in the vitality and morals of men

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Etymology

Origin of Yuga

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1775–85

Example Sentences

Last month Yuga Labs - the creators of the talismanic Bored Ape NFTs - announced an unspecified number of redundancies.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

The colored balls form part of TwelveFold, a collection of 300 images of 3D objects rendered in a square grid, from NFT developers Yuga Labs, best known for its Bored Ape Yacht Club.

From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2023

At the height of his wealth and power, he funneled an estimated $4.6 billion into more than 300 companies, including an artificial intelligence start-up called Anthropic and the crypto company Yuga Labs.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023

So a probe into Yuga entails deep scrutiny of the NFT economy—and suggests that other aspects of the crypto world may soon face legal threats.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2022

Beholding Jishnu inflamed with rage and looking like Yama himself as he appears at the end of the Yuga, the Trigarta warriors hastily surrounded him, rushing from their posts and desirous of rescuing Dhritavarman.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan