yuga
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit युग (yuga).
Noun
yuga (plural yugas)
- (religion, Hinduism) In Hindu theology, an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Dvapara Yuga, the Treta Yuga and finally the Kali Yuga, with lengths ranging from 432,000 to 1,728,000 years.
- 1991, Deborah A. Soifer, The Myths of Narasimha and Vamana: Two Avatars in Cosmological Perspective, page 147,
- To Biardeau the linear nature of the declining dharma and the cyclical nature of the yugas make an unhappy marriage, and she ultimately rejects the idea of a true correspondence or rapport between the appearance of Vișņu as avatāra and the yuga cycle.
- 1998, Sean M. O'Shea, Meryl A. Walker, The Millennium Myth: The Ever-Ending Story, page 39,
- There is, you will note, a pattern of decreased duration in the yugas. Moving from the Krta Yuga, the yuga closest to primordial perfection, each progressive yuga grows shorter and shorter, as chaos and decrepitude increase in prominence.
- 2005, Stephen Knapp, The Heart of Hinduism: The Eastern Path to Freedom, Empowerment and Illumination, page 386,
- To explain further, there are four ages or millenniums called yugas. The duration of Treta-yuga is 1,296,000 years. The duration of Dvapara-yuga is 864,000 years. The duration of Kali-yuga, the present age, is 432,000 years, and began 5,000 years ago. These four yugas make one cycle, and one thousand cycles equal one day of Brahma, after which there is a partial annihilation of the universe during Brahma's night. Lord Brahma lives for 100 years, 365 days in each year.
- 1991, Deborah A. Soifer, The Myths of Narasimha and Vamana: Two Avatars in Cosmological Perspective, page 147,
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
Hindu epoch or era
See also
Anagrams
Gamilaraay
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
yuga
References
- (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement
Japanese
Romanization
yuga
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognate with Sanskrit युग (yuga), which see for further connections
Noun
yuga n
Declension
Declension table of "yuga" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | yugaṃ | yugāni |
Accusative (second) | yugaṃ | yugāni |
Instrumental (third) | yugena | yugehi or yugebhi |
Dative (fourth) | yugassa or yugāya or yugatthaṃ | yugānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | yugasmā or yugamhā or yugā | yugehi or yugebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | yugassa | yugānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | yugasmiṃ or yugamhi or yuge | yugesu |
Vocative (calling) | yuga | yugāni |
Noun
yuga m
- yoke of a plough or carriage
Declension
Declension table of "yuga" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | yugo | yugā |
Accusative (second) | yugaṃ | yuge |
Instrumental (third) | yugena | yugehi or yugebhi |
Dative (fourth) | yugassa or yugāya or yugatthaṃ | yugānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | yugasmā or yugamhā or yugā | yugehi or yugebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | yugassa | yugānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | yugasmiṃ or yugamhi or yuge | yugesu |
Vocative (calling) | yuga | yugā |
References
Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.
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