Kritayuga, Kṛtayuga, Krita-yuga: 14 definitions
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Kritayuga means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Kritayuga has 12 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Kṛtayuga can be transliterated into English as Krtayuga or Kritayuga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKṛtayuga (कृतयुग):—(kṛta + yuga) n. das goldene Weltalter (s. kṛta 3,g.) [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 85. 86.] [Mahābhārata 3, 11236. fg.] [Harivaṃśa 11217. 11219.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 1, 90. 45, 15.]
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Kṛtayuga (कृतयुग):—[Sūryasiddhānta 1, 17. 46. 57.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKṛtayuga (कृतयुग):—n. das goldene Weltalter.
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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Starts with: Kritayugasamaya, Kritayugaya.
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Full-text (+116): Satyayuga, Kartayuga, Dharmayuga, Krita, Kritayugasamaya, Padmavati, Prathamayuga, Four ages, Devayuga, Gunata, Kritayugaya, Anukampaka, Satyayugadya, Prakriyarthapada, Kritaparva, Golaki, Vema, Mati, Yugadi, Niketa.
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Search found 71 books and stories containing Kritayuga, Krita-yuga, Kṛta-yuga, Krta-yuga, Kṛtayuga, Krtayuga; (plurals include: Kritayugas, yugas, Kṛtayugas, Krtayugas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
1.4. Social Evolution: Kritayuga (Era of Sweat and Toil) < [Chapter 7 - Social Conditions]
1.3. Social Evolution: Bhogabhumi < [Chapter 7 - Social Conditions]
2. Castes: Origin, Duties, Occupation and Position < [Chapter 7 - Social Conditions]
Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence (by P. V. Rajee)
3. Ideal society in Kritayuga < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 39 - Specific Dharmas of Four Yugas < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 40 - Extent of four Yugas (caturyuga-parimāṇa) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 4 - Inauguration of Creation (sṛṣṭi-prāraṃbha) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Knowledge about the world < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 29 - Cycle of Yugas: characteristics of Yugas < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 31 - Narration of the four Yugas: castes and stages of life < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Megasthenes and Indian Chronology (Part 5) < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
The various aspects of the Narada-Purana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Puranic Theory of the Yugas and Kalpas < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]
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