Kali Yuga

English

Alternative forms

• Kaliyuga, Kali-Yuga

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit कलियुग (kaliyuga, “age of darkness”), from कलि (kali, “Kali”) +‎ युग (yuga, “yuga”)

Proper noun

Kali Yuga

1. In Hinduism, the fourth and most evil of four stages of development that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas, traditionally thought to have begun at midnight (00:00) on 18 February, 3102 B.C.E. under the Julian calendar (23 January under the Gregorian calendar), and lasts for 432,000 years.

Usage notes

The "Kali" in "Kali Yuga" refers to a demon, not the goddess Kāli.

See also

• Dvapara Yuga
• Treta Yuga
• Satya Yuga