Devayuga, Deva-yuga: 8 definitions
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Devayuga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDevayuga (啶︵啶掂く啷佮).鈥擳en in number.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 61. 131
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDevayuga (啶︵啶掂く啷佮).鈥�
1) the first of the four ages of the world; also called 啶曕啶むく啷佮, 啶膏え啶む啶曕啶ぞ啶班 啶啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ 啶啶班ぞ 啶︵啶掂く啷佮啷� 啶啶班き啷佮 (办峁泃补yuga, sanatkum膩ro bhagav膩n pur膩 devayuge prabhu岣�) 搁腻尘.1.11.11.
2) an age of the gods comprising four ages of men.
Derivable forms: devayugam (啶︵啶掂く啷佮啶).
Devayuga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and yuga (啶啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevayuga (啶︵啶掂く啷佮).鈥攁nd
Devayuga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and yuga (啶啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevayuga (啶︵啶掂く啷佮).鈥擺neuter] the age of the gods, i.e. the first age of the world.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Devayuga (啶︵啶掂く啷佮):鈥擺=deva-yuga] [from deva] n. 鈥榯he age of the gods鈥�, the first age of the world (= 办峁泃补), [Mah膩bh膩rata]
2) [v.s. ...] any age or period of the gods comprising the 4 ages of mankind, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (sa峁僺办峁泃补m), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusD膿vayuga (嗖︵硣嗖掂帛喑佮矖):鈥擺noun] a mythological age of the universe (equals to 43,20,000 years).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Tevayukam.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Devayuga, Deva-yuga, D膿vayuga, D膿va-yuga; (plurals include: Devayugas, yugas, D膿vayugas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.71 < [Section XLI - The Yuga鈥擳ime-Cycle鈥攐f the Gods]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vij帽anananda)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 76 - Aru峁噀艣vara (aru峁嘺-墨艣vara-li峁単a) < [Section 2 - Catura艣墨ti-li峁単a-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 22 - Greatness of Gracious Mother (艢r墨m膩t膩) < [Section 3 - Arbuda-kha峁囜笉a]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - The legend of Y膩j帽avalkya鈥檚 receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anu峁峁単a-p膩da]
Chapter 2 - The description of the city of 艢iva < [Section 4a - Upasa峁僪膩ra-p膩da]