释义 |
‖ pralaya|prəˈlaɪjə| [Skr.] Dissolution, destruction of the world.
1922Joyce Ulysses 296 Questioned by his earthname as to his whereabouts in the heavenworld he stated that he was now on the path of pralaya or return but was still submitted to trial at the hands of certain bloodthirsty entities on the lower astral levels. 1954G. S. Rao Indian Words in Eng. 134/1 Pralaya, destruction, esp. the destruction of the whole world at the end of a Kalpa. 1970V. Mehta Portrait of India ii. 62 We Hindus say that the universe has a pralaya, a death—a period of withdrawal for rest. We Madrasis have our pralaya all the time. |