[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2209 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2209 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2209 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2209) YUGA. An age of the world. Each of these ages is preceded by a period called its Sandhyā or twilight, and is followed by another period of equal length called Sandhyānsa, ‘portion of twilight,’ each being equal to one-tenth of the Yuga. The Yugas are four in number, and their duration is first computed by years of the gods:— - [Previous: c5.2208](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2208) - [Next: c5.2210](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2210) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2209) · Pramāṇa