Yugakshaya, Yugakṣaya, Yuga-kshaya: 7 definitions

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Yugakshaya 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 Yugakṣaya can be transliterated into English as Yugaksaya or Yugakshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yugakṣaya (युगक्षय).—destruction of the world.

Derivable forms: yugakṣayaḥ (युगक्षयः).

Yugakṣaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yuga and kṣaya (क्षय).

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

Yugakṣaya (युगक्षय).—m.

(-yaḥ) Destruction of the world. E. yuga and kṣaya destruction.

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

Yugakṣaya (युगक्षय).—[masculine] the end of (an age of) the world.

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

Yugakṣaya (युगक्षय):—[=yuga-kṣaya] [from yuga > yuj] m. the end of a Yuga, destruction of the world, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Yugakṣaya (युगक्षय):—[yuga-kṣaya] (yaḥ) 1. m. End of an age.

[Sanskrit to German]

Yugakshaya in German

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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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