Etymograph

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Satya Yuga

Satya Yuga comes from Sanskrit सत्ययुग ‘Satya Yuga, said to be the first and the best…’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसत्ययुगsatyayuga‘Satya Yuga, said to be the first and the best of the four yugas (Kāv.)’
  2. EnglishtodaySatya Yuga

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसत्ययुगsatyayuga‘Satya Yuga, said to be the first and the best of the four yugas (Kāv.)’
  2. EnglishtodaySatya Yuga

The story

Some etymologies claim it was named after the best throw in an ancient Indian dice game.

Today it means

name The first and best of four stages of development that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas; it lasts for 1,728,000 years.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit सत्ययुग / Satya Yuga