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Manvantara

Manvantara noun: in Hindu cosmology, a cyclic period of time identifying the duration, reign, or age of a Manu, the progenitor of mankind.

Noun

Manvantara (plural Manvantaras)

  1. (Hinduism) In Hindu cosmology, a cyclic period of time identifying the duration, reign, or age of a Manu, the progenitor of mankind.

Forms of Manvantara

pluralManvantaras

Questions about Manvantara

What does Manvantara mean?
Manvantara means in Hindu cosmology, a cyclic period of time identifying the duration, reign, or age of a Manu, the progenitor of mankind.
What part of speech is Manvantara?
Manvantara is a noun.
What is the plural of Manvantara?
The plural of Manvantara is Manvantaras.

Words near Manvantara in the dictionary

  1. manuterges
  2. manutergia
  3. manutergium
  4. manuṣya
  5. manuṣyas
  6. Manvantara
  7. Manvantaras
  8. Manvers
  9. Manville
  10. Manvilles
  11. manward

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