History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.701.4

v4.c63.t2.701.4

Upaniṣads) the words Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali were used in the sense of throws of dice in gambling and that it is very doubtful whether they were used in the sense of different ages of the world. Even in the Mahābhārata Kṛta¹⁷⁴¹ and Dvāpara are used also in the sense of throws of dice (vide Virāṭa 50. 24). In the Gopatha Brāhmaṇa (I. 28) there is a reference to the beginning of the Dvāpara age.