Sanskrit Dictionary

m. a rein, curb, bridle

m. a driver, charioteer

m. the act of checking or curbing, suppression, restraint (with vācām-,restraint of words, silence)

m. self-control forbearance, any great moral rule or duty (as opp. to niyama-,a minor observance;in

ten yama-s are mentioned, sometimes only five)

etc.

m. (in yoga-) self-restraint (as the first of the eight aṅga-s or means of attaining mental concentration)

m. any rule or observance

mf(/ā-or /ī-)n. twin-born, twin, forming a pair

etc.

m. a twin, one of a pair or couple, a fellow (dual number"the twins"Name of the aśvin-s and of their twin children by mādrī-, called nakula- and saha-deva-; yamau mithunau-,twins of different sex)

m. a symbolical N. for the number"two"

m. Name of the god who presides over the pitṛ-s (q.v) and rules the spirits of the dead

etc.

(he is regarded as the first of men and born from vivasvat-,"the Sun" , and his wife saraṇyū-;while his brother, the seventh manu-, another form of the first man, is the son of vivasvat- and saṃjñā-, the image of saraṇyū-;his twin-sister is yamī-, with whom he resists sexual alliance, but by whom he is mourned after his death, so that the gods, to make her forget her sorrow, create night;in the veda- he is called a king or saṃgamano janānām-,"the gatherer of men", and rules over the departed fathers in heaven, the road to which is guarded by two broad-nosed, four-eyed, spotted dogs, the children of śaramā- q.v;in Post-vedic mythology he is the appointed Judge and"Restrainer"or"Punisher"of the dead, in which capacity he is also called dharmarāja-or dharma-and corresponds to the Greek Pluto and to Minos;his abode is in some region of the lower world called yama-pura-;thither a soul when it leaves the body, is said to repair, and there, after the recorder, citra-gupta-, has read an account of its actions kept in a book called agra-saṃdhānā-, it receives a just sentence;in

yama- is described as dressed in blood-red garments, with a glittering form, a crown on his head, glowing eyes and like varuṇa-, holding a noose, with which he binds the spirit after drawing it from the body, in size about the measure of a man's thumb;he is otherwise represented as grim in aspect, green in colour, clothed in red, riding on a buffalo, and holding a club in one hind and noose in the other;in the later mythology he is always represented as a terrible deity inflicting tortures, called yātanā-,on departed spirits;he is also one of the 8 guardians of the world as regent of the South quarter;he is the regent of the nakṣatra- apa-bharaṇī- or bharaṇī-, the supposed author of

,of a hymn to viṣṇu- and of a law-book; yamasyārkaḥ-Name of a sāman-

)

m. Name of the planet Saturn (regarded as the son of vivasvat- and chāyā-)

m. of one of skanda-'s attendants (mentioned together with ati-yama-)

m. a crow

(see -dūtaka-)

m. a bad horse (whose limbs are either too small or too large)

n. a pair, brace, couple

n. (in gram.) a twin-letter (the consonant interposed and generally understood, but not written in practice, between a nasal immediately preceded by one of the four other consonants in each class)

n. pitch of the voice, tone of utterance, key

यमभगिनी

f. " yama-'s sister", the river yamunā- or Jumna

यमभट

m. yama-'s servant

यमदग्नि

wrong reading for jamad-agni-.

यमदैवत

mfn. having yama- for lord or ruler

यमदंष्ट्र

m. Name of an asura-

यमदंष्ट्र

m. of a rākṣasa-

यमदंष्ट्र

m. of a warrior on the side of the gods

f. yama-'s tooth (ṭrāntaraṃ gataḥ-,one who has fallen into the jaws of yama- or Death)

f. (prob.) a stab from a dagger

f. a kind of poison

f. plural the last 8 days of the month āśvina- and the whole of kārttika- considered as a period of general sickness

यमदण्ड

m. yama-'s rod

यमदेवत

mfn. (yam/a--) leaving yama- for deity

यमदेवत

fn. Name of the lunar asterism bharaṇī- (as presided over by yama-)

यमदेवत्य

mfn. having yama- for deity

यमधानी

f. yama-'s dwelling or abode

यमधार

m. a kind of double-edged weapon

यमधर्मनिर्भयस्तोत्र

n. Name of a stotra-.

यमदिश्

f. yama-'s quarter, the south

यमद्रुम

m. " yama-'s tree", Bombax Heptaphyllum

यमदूत

m. yama-'s messenger or minister (employed to bring departed spirits to yama-'s judgement-seat, and thence to their final destination)

etc.

यमदूत

m. a crow (as boding evil or death)

यमदूत

m. plural Name of a race or family

यमदूतक

m. yama-'s messenger or minister

, a crow

यमदूती

f. Name of one of the 9 samidh-s

यमदूतिका

f. Indian tamarind

यमद्वीप

m. Name of an island

(see yava-d-).

यमद्वितीया

f. Name of the 2nd day in the light half of the month kārttika-

यमद्वितीयाव्रत

n. a particular ceremony

यमगाथा

f. a verse or hymn treating of yama-

यमगाथा

f. Name of

यमघण्ट

m. Name of an astronomical yoga-

यमघ्न

mfn. destroying yama- or death (Name of viṣṇu-)

यमगीता

f. "hymn of yama-", Name of chapter of the viṣṇu- purāṇa-.

यमगृह

n. yama-'s abode

यमहार्दिका

f. Name of one of devī-'s female attendants

यमहासेश्वरतीर्थ

n. Name of a tīrtha-

यमज

mfn. (

) twin-born

यमज

m. dual number twins.

यमजात

mfn. (

) twin-born

यमजात

m. dual number twins.

यमजातक

mfn. (

) twin-born

यमजातक

m. dual number twins.

यमजिह्वा

f. Name of a yoginī-

यमजिह्वा

f. " yama-'s tongue", Name of a procuress

यमजित्

m. "conqueror of yama-", Name of śiva-

mfn. twin, doubled, twofold

m. a religious obligation or observance (equals vrata-)

m. (scilicet sneha-) two similar greasy substances, oil and ghee

m. or n. restraint, check (equals yama-)

n. (in med.) a double band or bandage

n. (in rhetoric) the repetition in the same stanza of words or syllables similar in sound but different in meaning, paronomasia (of which various kinds are enumerated)

etc. (see

)

n. a kind of metre

यमकभारत

n. a summary of the mahā-bhārata- in alliterative verse (by ānandatīrtha-).

यमककाव्य

n. Name of an artificial poem (ascribed to ghaṭa-karpara-).

यमकालिन्दी

f. Name of saṃjñā- (mother of yama-)

m. Name of work

m. Name of a poem.

n. Name of a place

m. Name of work

n. Name of work

n. (in rhetoric) the being a yamaka-

यमकावली

f. an uninterrupted series of yamaka-s (exempli gratia, 'for example'

) .

यमकेतु

m. " yama-'s ensign", a sign of death

यमकील

m. Name of viṣṇu-

यमकिंकर

m. yama-'s servant

यमकीट

m. a wood- or earth-worm

यमकोटि

f. Name of a mythical town (fabled as situated 90 degrees east of the meridian of laṅkā-;also yamakoṭipattana ṭi-pattana- n. yamakoṭipurī ṭi-purī- f.)

(see yava-koṭi-).

यमकोटी

f. Name of a mythical town (fabled as situated 90 degrees east of the meridian of laṅkā-;also yamakoṭipattana ṭi-pattana- n. yamakoṭipurī ṭi-purī- f.)

(see yava-koṭi-).

n. yamakoṭi

n. yamakoṭī

f. yamakoṭi

f. yamakoṭī

m. yama-'s abode

mf(ā-)n. twin, paired, doubled

m. a singer in a duet

m. Name of the number"two"

m. dual number twins, a pair, couple, brace

etc.

f. a kind of hiccough

f. Name of a tantra- deity

f. of a river

f. a sort of dress (consisting of body and petticoat)

(alsof(ī-)

)

n. a pair

See .

यमलच्छद

m. Bauhinia Variegata

यमलजननशान्ति

f. Name of work on the purificatory ceremonies after the birth of twins.

यमलक

m. a singer in a duet

यमलक

m. a twin

यमलपत्त्रक

m. Bauhinia Tomentosa

यमलार्जुन

m. dual number two arjuna- trees (which obstructed the path of kṛṣṇa-, when a child, and were uprooted by him;afterwards personified as the enemies of kṛṣṇa-, and in the later mythology regarded as metamorphoses of nala-kūbara- and maṇigrīva-, two sons of kubera-)

यमलार्जुनभञ्जन

m. (

) "breaker or destroyer of the two arjuna- trees", Name of kṛṣṇa- or viṣṇu-.

यमलार्जुनहन्

m. (

) "breaker or destroyer of the two arjuna- trees", Name of kṛṣṇa- or viṣṇu-.

यमलार्जुनक

यमलार्जुनकभञ्जन

m. "breaker or destroyer of the two arjuna- trees", Name of kṛṣṇa- or viṣṇu-. (

)

यमलार्जुनकहन्

m. "breaker or destroyer of the two arjuna- trees", Name of kṛṣṇa- or viṣṇu-. (

)

यमलशान्ति

f. Name of a pariśiṣṭa- of the

(see -jananaś-).

यमलसू

f. bringing forth twins

यमलोद्भव

m. the birth of twins

यमलोक

m. yama-'s world

यममन्दिर

n. yama-'s dwelling

यममार्ग

m. yama-'s road

यममार्गगमन

n. the entering on yama-'s road, receiving the recompense for one's actions

mf(ī-)n. restraining, governing, managing

m. the god yama-

n. the act of restraining etc.

n. binding, tying

n. cessation, end

यमनगरातिथि

m. "guest in yama-'s city" id est dead

यमनक्षत्र

n. yama-'s asterism or lunar mansion (See above under yam/a-)

यमनेत्र

(yam/a--) mfn. having yama- as guide or leader

यमन्वा

f. (in gram.) a term for a form increased by vṛddhi-.

यमपद

n. a repeated word

यमपालक

m. yama-'s servant

यमपालपुरुष

m. idem or 'm. yama-'s servant '

यमपाश

m. the snare or noose of yama-

यमपट

m. a piece of cloth or canvas on which yama- with his attendants and the punishments of hell are represented

यमपटिक

m. one who carries about the above yama-paṭa-

यमप्रस्थपुर

n. Name of a town (where yama- was especially worshipped)

यमप्रिय

m. "beloved by yama-", Ficus Indica

यमपुर

n. the city or abode of yama- (See under yam/a-)

यमपुराण

n. Name of a purāṇa-.

यमपुरुष

m. yama-'s servant

यमराज्

m. king yama-

यमराज

m. idem or 'm. king yama- '

यमराज

m. Name of a physician

यमराजन्

m. king yama-

यमराजन्

mfn. having yama- as king, subject to yama-

यमराज्य

n. yama-'s dominion

यमराष्ट्र

n. yama-'s kingdom

यमरथ

m. " yama-'s vehicle" id est a buffalo

यमर्क्ष

(for -ṛkṣa-) n. the lunar mansion bharaṇī- supposed to be under yama-

यमसभ

n. (

) (

) yama-'s tribunal.

यमसभा

f. (

) yama-'s tribunal.

यमसभीय

mfn. relating to yama-'s court of justice

यमसदन

n. yama-'s seat or abode

यमसादन

n. equals -sadana- q.v

यमसंहिता

f. Name of a saṃhitā-.

यमसान

mfn. champing the bit (as a horse)

यमशान्ति

f. Name of work

यमसात्

ind. with kṛ-, to deliver over to the god of death

यमसात्

ind. yamasāt-kṛta-, made over to or sent to yama-

यमसत्त्ववत्

mfn. having yama-'s nature

यमशिख

m. Name of a vetāla-

यमस्मृति

f. Name of a code of law.

यमश्राय

m. the residence of yama-, the Southern quarter

यमश्रेष्ठ

(yam/a--) mfn. among whom yama- is the chief (said of the pitṛ-s)

यमस्तोम

m. Name of an ekāha-

यमस्तोत्र

n. Name of a stotra-.

यमसू

f. bringing forth twins

etc.

यमसू

m. yama-'s father, the Sun

यमसूक्त

n. a hymn in honour of yama-

यमसूक्त

n. Name of

यमसूर्य

n. a building with two halls (one with a western, the other with a northern aspect)

यमश्व

m. yama-'s dog (See under yam/a-)

(dual number)

यमस्वसृ

f. " yama-'s sister", Name of the river yamunā- or Jumna

यमस्वसृ

f. of durgā-

यमता

f. the being god of death (-tāṃ-yā-,to become god of death;with genitive case,to cause any one's death)

यमतर्पण

n. presenting libations to yama- on the 14th day of the dark half of the month āśvina-

यमतीर्थ

n. Name of a tīrtha-

यमत्व

n. the being yama-

यमवाहन

m. equals -ratha- q.v

यमवत्

mfn. one who governs himself and his passions, self-restrained

यमवत्सा

f. a cow bearing twin calves

यमविषय

m. yama-'s realm

n. a religious observance or vow made to yama-

n. a particular ceremony of the brahma-cārin-

n. yama-'s method (id est punishing without respect of persons and without partiality, as one of the duties of kings)