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- noun Plural form of
yug .
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Examples
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A thousand of these _maha_ yugs, or 4,320,000,000 of years make a _kalpa_, or one day of the life of
The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 Various
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These Vedas profess to go back through _maha yugs_ of 4,320,000 years of men.
The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 Various
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In the three earlier yugs comprising, Satyug, Dwapara Yug and Treta Yug He had to descend nine times and it means there were greater evil then than in this age when He is slated to appear only once.
The Times of India 2009
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_maha yugs_ of 4,320,000 years of mortals, a thousand of which, or
Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Robert Patterson 1857
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The Hindoos enumerate four grand periods in the world’s history called _yugs_.
The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 Various
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