Kshayakala, Kṣayakāla, Kshaya-kala: 4 definitions

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Kshayakala 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.

The Sanskrit term Kṣayakāla can be transliterated into English as Ksayakala or Kshayakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṣayakāla (क्षयकाल).—

1) time of universal destruction.

2) the period of decline.

Derivable forms: kṣayakālaḥ (क्षयकालः).

Kṣayakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣaya and kāla (काल).

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

Kṣayakāla (क्षयकाल).—m.

(-laḥ) The end of all things, the period of destruction. E. kṣaya, and kāla time.

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

Kṣayakāla (क्षयकाल):—[=kṣaya-kāla] [from kṣaya > kṣi] m. the period of destruction, end of all things.

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

Kṣayakāla (क्षयकाल):—[kṣaya-kāla] (laḥ) 1. m. End of the world.

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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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