English Explanatory Dictionary

Satya Yuga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The first and best of four stages of development that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas; it lasts for 1,728,000 years.

Word forms

Satya Yuga Satya Yugas Satyayuga Satya-Yuga

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit सत्य युग (satya yuga). Some etymologies claim it was named after the best throw in an ancient Indian dice game.

Related words

Dvapara Yuga Kali Yuga Treta Yuga
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