Daityayuga, Daitya-yuga: 7 definitions
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Daityayuga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydaityayuga (दैत्ययुग).—m (S) An age of the titans. It consists of 12,000 years of brahmā or the sum of the four yuga or ages of men.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaityayuga (दैत्ययुग).—an age of the demons consisting of 12 divine years.
Derivable forms: daityayugam (दैत्ययुगम्).
Daityayuga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daitya and yuga (युग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaityayuga (दैत्ययुग).—m.
(-gaḥ) An age of the demons, consisting of 12,000 divine years, or the sum the four Yugs or ages of men. E. daitya a demon, and yuga an age.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaityayuga (दैत्ययुग):—[=daitya-yuga] [from daitya > daiteya] n. an age of the D°s (= 4 ages. of man), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaityayuga (दैत्ययुग):—[daitya-yuga] (gaḥ) 1. m. An age of the demons, 12,000 divine years.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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Partial matches: Yuga, Daitya.
Full-text: Daivayuga.
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