Dvapara Yuga

English

Alternative forms

• Dvaparayuga
• Dvapara-Yuga

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वापरयुग (dvāparayuga, “age of two”), द्वापर (dvāpara, “two”) +‎ युग (yuga, “yuga”).

Proper noun

Dvapara Yuga

1. In 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.

See also

• Kali Yuga
• Krita Yuga
• Treta Yuga
• Satya Yuga