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Dvapara Yuga en · PROPN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (Hinduism) 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.

Forms

Relateds

Kali Yuga · Satya Yuga · Treta Yuga · Krita Yuga

Translations (2)

hi द्वापर (third yuga of Hindu cosmology) · hi द्वापरयुग (third yuga of Hindu cosmology)