pralaya

pralaya
noun /ˈprʌləjə/
a) (Indian mythology) destruction, apocalypse
b) (Hindu cosmology) a period of cosmic inactivity, lasting 4.32 billion years

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  • Pralaya — Pralaya, in Hindu cosmology, is an aeonic term which specifies different periods of time during which non activity situation persists, as per different formats or contexts. In the Samkhya philosophy, one of the six schools of classical Indian… …   Wikipedia

  • pralaya —    See time in Hindu tradition …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • pralaya — pral·a·ya …   English syllables

  • pralaya — ˈprələyə noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit, literally, end, destruction : a period of dissolution or destruction of the manifested universe at the end of a kalpa according to Hindu philosophy : the …   Useful english dictionary

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  • brahma-pralaya — ब्रह्मप्रलय …   Indonesian dictionary

  • daina-pralaya — दैनप्रलय …   Indonesian dictionary

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  • khaṇḍa-pralaya — खण्डप्रलय …   Indonesian dictionary

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