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dvapara yuga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dva-para yu-ga
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

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.

Inflected Forms

Dvaparayuga (alternative) Dvapara-Yuga (alternative)

Phrases

Kali Yuga Krita Yuga Treta Yuga Satya Yuga

Frequently Paired Words

Kali Yuga Krita Yuga Treta Yuga Satya Yuga

Questions

What does dvapara yuga mean?
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.
Where does dvapara yuga come from?
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.

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