मन्वन्तर — {antara} n. the period or age of a Manu (it comprises about 71 {mahā-yugas} {q.v.}, which are held equal to 12, 000 years of the gods or 4, 320, 000 human years or 1/14th of a day of Brahmā##each of these periods is presided over by its own special Manu [see {manu}, p. 784, col. 2]##six such Manv-antaras have already elapsed, and the 7th, presided over by Manu Vaivasvata, is now going on ; 7 more are to come, making 14 Manv-antaras, which together make up one day of Brahmā) (esp. i, 79) &c##({ā}), f. N. of various festivals (of the 10th day of the light half of the month Āshāḍha, of the 8th in the dark half of the same month, and of the 3rd in the light half of Bhādra)##{ra-varṇana} n. N. of ch. of
मन्वन्तर — {manv-antara} &c. p. 786, col. 3
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