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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Daivayuga (दैवयुग).—'a Yuga of the gods' said to consist of 12 divine years, but see Kull. on एतद् द्वादशसाहस्रं देवानां युगमुच्यते (etad dvādaśasāhasraṃ devānāṃ yugamucyate) Manusmṛti 1.71.

Derivable forms: daivayugam (दैवयुगम्).

Daivayuga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daiva and yuga (युग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daivayuga (दैवयुग).—m.

(-gaḥ) An age of the gods or immortals: see daityayuga .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daivayuga (दैवयुग):—[=daiva-yuga] [from daiva] n. an age of the gods (cf. daitya-), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daivayuga (दैवयुग):—[daiva-yuga] (gaḥ) 1. m. Age of the gods.

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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, Daiva.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 1.2.31-32 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]

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