manvantaran.

Brit.

/manˈvantərə/, U.S.

/mænˈvæntərə/

Forms: 1800s manwantara, 1900s– manvantara.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit manvantara.

Etymology: < Sanskrit manvantara the period of a Manu < manv- , combining form of manu Manu n. + antara interval (cognate with interior adj. and n.).

In Hindu cosmology: each of the fourteen periods or eras, each presided over by a special Manu, which make up a kalpa (kalpa n.).

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the world > time > period > [noun] > in other cultures

parapegma1641

parapegma1662

yug1789

kalpa1794

manvantara1830

sandhya1868

dreamtime1896

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. ii. 6 There has been a long succession of manwantaras or periods.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Astron. App. 117 The Kalpa was subdivided into 14 Manwantaras, each of 308448000 years with the addition of 1728000 years to make up the Kalpa.

1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World 151 If, with Sir W. Jones, we suppose the manwantara to represent the Mosaic day, its duration will be 308,571 years.

1977 M. Stutley & J. Stutley Dict. Hinduism 182/2 According to Manu (I. 80) the manvantaras and the evolutions and devolutions of the world are numberless.

1981 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 41 36 The cataclysmic end of the present cosmic epoch (yugāntara or even manvantara), when chaos and universal destruction reign.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manvantara
释义	manvantaran. Brit. /manˈvantərə/, U.S. /mænˈvæntərə/ Forms: 1800s manwantara, 1900s– manvantara. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit manvantara. Etymology: < Sanskrit manvantara the period of a Manu < manv- , combining form of manu Manu n. + antara interval (cognate with interior adj. and n.). In Hindu cosmology: each of the fourteen periods or eras, each presided over by a special Manu, which make up a kalpa (kalpa n.). ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > [noun] > in other cultures parapegma1641 parapegma1662 yug1789 kalpa1794 manvantara1830 sandhya1868 dreamtime1896 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. ii. 6 There has been a long succession of manwantaras or periods. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Astron. App. 117 The Kalpa was subdivided into 14 Manwantaras, each of 308448000 years with the addition of 1728000 years to make up the Kalpa. 1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World 151 If, with Sir W. Jones, we suppose the manwantara to represent the Mosaic day, its duration will be 308,571 years. 1977 M. Stutley & J. Stutley Dict. Hinduism 182/2 According to Manu (I. 80) the manvantaras and the evolutions and devolutions of the world are numberless. 1981 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 41 36 The cataclysmic end of the present cosmic epoch (yugāntara or even manvantara), when chaos and universal destruction reign. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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