yuga meaning in Sanskrit
युग yuga
yuga in Sanskrit: युग (yuga). In English, yuga means in Hindu theology, a period of a few hundred or thousand years, or an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages, catur-yuga catur-yuga: 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.
Sanskrit words for yuga
- Hindu epoch or era
- युग yuga
English meaning of yuga
- noun In Hindu theology, a period of a few hundred or thousand years, or an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages, catur-yuga catur-yuga: 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.
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Questions about yuga in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of yuga in Sanskrit?
- Yuga in Sanskrit is युग (yuga).
- yuga इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Yuga: युग (yuga).
- What does yuga mean in English?
- Yuga means in Hindu theology, a period of a few hundred or thousand years, or an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages, catur-yuga catur-yuga: 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.
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