द्वापरयुग
English meaning: the third world-age
Definition
The third of the four world-ages, in which dharma stands on only two legs and righteousness has further declined. The Mahābhārata war is placed at its close.
Example
“द्वापरयुगे कृष्णोऽवतीर्णः।”
In English: “In the Dvāpara age Kṛṣṇa descended.”
Another example: “द्वापरयुगस्य अन्ते महाभारतयुद्धम् अभवत्।”
Usage — When, Where & How
A Purāṇic and epic term for the third world-age, when dharma stands on two legs; the setting of the Mahābhārata. Used in mythological chronology.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A compound of dvāpara 'consisting of two, the side with two' (from dvi 'two') + yuga 'age' (√yuj); literally 'the age of the two (legs of dharma)', the third world-age.
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Common Collocations
- द्वापरयुगधर्म
- त्रेताद्वापर
- कृष्णावतार
- युगचतुष्टय
Word Forms
n., a-stem cpd. (dvāpara+yuga); nom./acc. द्वापरयुगम्
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M