# सत्ययुग (satyayuga)

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सत्ययुग (satyayuga) is a Sanskrit word meaning the first or Kritam age, the golden age, comprising 1,728,000 years, the first of the four ages of the world in Hindu cosmology.

- **Etymology:** E. सत्य truth, युग age — E. satya truth, yuga age
- **SLP1:** `satyayuga`  **IAST:** satyayuga  **Devanagari:** सत्ययुग
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/satya-yuga/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The First Cosmic Age (Satya Yuga/Kṛta Yuga) (5 definitions)
- the first or Kritam age  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1136,2] सत्य (satya) — युग (—yuga) n. the first or Kṛta age, Kāv. [ ID=229975 ]
- The first of the four ages, characterized by general virtue and purity, or the golden age, lasting 1,728,000 years.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत्य (satya) युग (yuga) (satyayuga) [Printed book page 885 ] सत्य (satya) युग (yuga) (satyayuga) n. ( - गं (-gaṃ) ) The first of the four Yugas or ages, the period of general virtue and purity, or golden age, comprising a term of 1, 728, 000 years. E. सत्य (satya) truth, and युग (yuga) age. [ ID=40134 ]
- The golden age, comprising 1,728,000 years.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत्ययुग (satyayuga) [Printed book page 805-b ] सत्य - युग (satya-yuga) ( गं ) ((gaṃ)) 1. n. The golden age, comprising 1,728,000 years. [ ID=39822 ]
- the first of the four ages of the world in Hindu cosmology  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत्ययुग (satyayuga) [Printed book page 751-01 ] सत्य - युग (satya-yuga) n. the first of the four ages of the Hindus. [ ID=39423 ]
- The first of the four ages, the golden age of general virtue and purity, comprising 1,728,000 years.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सत्य (satya) युग (yuga) (satyayuga) [Printed book page 754-a ] सत्य (satya) युग (yuga) (satyayuga) n. ( - गं (-gaṃ) ) The first of the four Yugas or ages, the period of genera virtue and purity, or golden age, comprising a term of 1,728,000 years. E. सत्य (satya) truth, युग (yuga) age. [ ID=42122 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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