Yuga
an age of time.
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.
Origin of Yuga
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How to use Yuga in a sentence
In India the ages are called the yugas, and this term has a totally different meaning in Vedic and Upanishadic times.
Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander MackenzieThis colour reference connects “caste” with the doctrine of yugas, or ages of the universe (Chapter VI).
Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander MackenzieOne of the most interesting accounts of the Yugas is given in the Mahbhrata.
Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander MackenzieAnd the religious acts performed at the waning of the yugas, produce contrary effects.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2 | Translated by Kisari Mohan GanguliAnd even those that live for several yugas, conform to these changes.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2 | Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
British Dictionary definitions for Yuga
/ (ˈjʊɡə) /
(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
Origin of Yuga
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