"Manvantara" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Manvantaras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Manvantara (plural Manvantaras)
  1. (Hinduism) In Hindu cosmology, a cyclic period of time identifying the duration, reign, or age of a Manu, the progenitor of mankind. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-Manvantara-en-noun-eeHFbBP7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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