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Meaning of "Manvantara"

Word

Manvantara

Sanskrit

मन्वन्तर

IAST

manvantara

In General

The period of Manu is called a Manvantara. 4,320,000 solar years makes one Manvantara. 14 such age of the rulership of a Manus makes a day of Brahma. A manvantara is further divided into four ages: satya yuga(1,728,000), tretayuga (1,296,000 years), dvaparayuga (864000 years) and Kaliyuga (432000 years)

Within a cosmic age (kalpa) there are fourteen manvantaras

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