Yuga

American  

[yoog-uh] / ˈyʊg ə /

noun

Hinduism.

1. an age of time.

2. any of four ages, the Satya, the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali, each worse than the last, forming a cycle due to begin again when the Kali has come to an end.

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Yuga British  

/ ˈjʊɡə /

noun

1. (in Hindu cosmology) one of the four ages of mankind, together lasting over 4 million years and marked by a progressive decline in the vitality and morals of men

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Etymology

Origin of Yuga

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1775–85

Example Sentences

Last month Yuga Labs - the creators of the talismanic Bored Ape NFTs - announced an unspecified number of redundancies.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

The company announced on Monday that it had settled a separate case against Thomas Lehman, a developer on Ripps’s NFT project, who admitted to infringing on the Yuga Labs brand.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

"Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard Inc's chief operating officer Daniel Alegre will join "Bored Ape" NFT maker Yuga Labs as its chief executive, the metaverse startup said on Monday.

From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2022

So a probe into Yuga entails deep scrutiny of the NFT economy—and suggests that other aspects of the crypto world may soon face legal threats.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2022

In every Yuga has Mahadeva been gratified with the great devotion of the high-souled Krishna.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan