English Explanatory Dictionary

Dvapara Yuga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Word forms

Dvapara Yuga Dvaparayuga Dvapara-Yuga

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.

Related words

Kali Yuga Krita Yuga Treta Yuga Satya Yuga
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