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Word (IAST)	Word (Devanagari)	Overview
yama	यम	yáma m. a rein, curb, bridle, [RV. v, 61, 2]
		a driver, charioteer, [ib.] [viii, 103, 10]
		the act of checking or curbing, suppression, restraint (with vācām, restraint of words, silence), [BhP.]
		self-control forbearance, any great moral rule or duty (as opp. to niyama, a minor observance; in [Yājñ. iii, 313] ten Yamas are mentioned, sometimes only five), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
		(in Yoga) self-restraint (as the first of the eight Aṅgas or means of attaining mental concentration), [IW. 93]
		any rule or observance, [PārGṛ.]
		yamá mf(A/ or I/)n. twin-born, twin, forming a pair, [RV.] &c. &c.
		yáma m. a twin, one of a pair or couple, a fellow (du. ‘the twins’, N. of the Aśvins and of their twin children by Mādrī, called Nakula and Saha-deva; yamau mithunau, twins of different sex), [ib.]
		a symbolical N. for the number ‘two’, [Hcat.]
		N. of the god who presides over the Pitṛs (q.v.) and rules the spirits of the dead, [RV.] &c. &c., [IW. 18]; [197], [198] &c.; [RTL. 10]; [16]; [289] &c. (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 [MBh.] 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 hand 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 [RV. x, 10]; [14], of a hymn to Viṣṇu and of a law-book; yamasyārkaḥ N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.])
		N. of the planet Saturn (regarded as the son of Vivasvat and Chāyā), [Hariv.]; [BhP.]
		of one of Skanda's attendants (mentioned together with Ati-yama), [MBh.]
		a crow, [L.] (cf. -dūtaka)
		a bad horse (whose limbs are either too small or too large), [L.]
		yáma n. a pair, brace, couple, [L.]
		(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), [Prāt.]; [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. i, 1, 8]
		pitch of the voice, tone of utterance, key, [Prāt.]
yamaja	यमज	yama—ja ([MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.) or yama—jāta, yama—jā°taka ([R.]), mfn. twin-born; m. du. twins.
yamaka	यमक	mfn. twin, doubled, twofold, [MBh.]
		m. a religious obligation or observance (= vrata), [L.]
		(scil. sneha) two similar greasy substances, oil and ghee, [Suśr.]
		m. or n. restraint, check (= yama), [L.]
		n. (in med.) a double band or bandage, [Suśr.]
		(in rhet.) the repetition in the same stanza of words or syllables similar in sound but different in meaning, paronomasia (of which various kinds are enumerated), [Kāvyād.]; [Vām.] &c. (cf. [IW. 457])
		a kind of metre, [Col.]
yamalā	यमला	f. a kind of hiccough, [Suśr.]
		N. of a Tantra deity, [Cat.]
		of a river, [Śatr.]
		a sort of dress (consisting of body and petticoat), [W.] (also f(I) , [Divyāv.])
yamala	यमल	mf(A)n. twin, paired, doubled, [Suśr.]
		m. a singer in a duet, [Saṃgīt.]
		N. of the number ‘two’, [Sūryas.]
		du. twins, a pair, couple, brace, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
		n. a pair, [L.]
		See p. 846, col. 3.
yamana	यमन	yámana mf(I)n. restraining, governing, managing, [VS.]
		yámana m. the god Yama, [L.]
		yámana n. the act of restraining &c., [Hariv.]; [Rājat.]
		binding, tying, [L.]
		cessation, end, [L.]
yamasū	यमसू	yama—sū́ f. bringing forth twins, [RV.]; [VS.] &c.
		yama—sū́ m. Y°'s father, the Sun, [L.]
yamatā	यमता	yama—tā f. the being god of death (-tāṃ-√ yā, to become god of death; with gen., to cause any one's death), [Hcar.]
yamayā	यमया	said to be equal to جمعة, N. of the 6th astronomical Yoga.
yamaghna	यमघ्न	yama—ghna mfn. destroying Yama or death (N. of Viṣṇu), [Śaṃk.]
yamaśva	यमश्व	yama—śvá m. Y°'s dog (see under yamá), [Kāṭh.]; [MaitrS.] (du.)
yamadiś	यमदिश्	yama—diś f. Y°'s quarter, the south, [Hcat.]
yamajit	यमजित्	yama—jit m. ‘conqueror of Y°’, N. of Śiva, [L.]
yamanvā	यमन्वा	f. (in gram.) a term for a form increased by Vṛddhi.
yamarāj	यमराज्	yama—rāj m. king Y°, [L.]
yamasāt	यमसात्	yama—sāt ind. with √ kṛ, to deliver over to the god of death, [Bhaṭṭ.]
		yamasāt-kṛta, made over to or sent to Y°, [MW.]
yamatva	यमत्व	yama—tvá n. the being Y°, [TS.]; [MBh.]; [Pañcar.]
yamavat	यमवत्	yama—vat mfn. one who governs himself and his passions, self-restrained, [Ragh.]
yamabhaṭa	यमभट	yama—bhaṭa m. Y°'s servant, [AgP.]
yamadhānī	यमधानी	yama—dhānī f. Y°'s dwelling or abode, [Bhartṛ.]
yamadhāra	यमधार	yama—dhāra m. a kind of double-edged weapon, [L.]
yamaśikha	यमशिख	yama—śikha m. N. of a Vetāla, [Kathās.]
yamadūtī	यमदूती	yama—dūtī (ī), f. N. of one of the 9 Samidhs, [Gṛhyās.]
yamadūta	यमदूत	yama—dūtá m. Y°'s messenger or minister (employed to bring departed spirits to Y°'s judgement-seat, and thence to their final destination), [AV.]; [PārGṛ.] &c.
		a crow (as boding evil or death), [MW.]
		pl. N. of a race or family, [Hariv.]
yamagāthā	यमगाथा	yama—gāthā́ f. a verse or hymn treating of Y°, [TS.]; [Kāṭh.]; [PārGṛ.]
		N. of [RV. x, 10.]
yamagītā	यमगीता	yama—gītā f. ‘hymn of Y°’, N. of ch. of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa.
yamagṛha	यमगृह	yama—gṛha n. Y°'s abode, [Pañcad.]
yamajāta	यमजात	yama—ja ([MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.) or yama—jāta, yama—jā°taka ([R.]), mfn. twin-born; m. du. twins.
yamakīla	यमकील	yama—kīla m. N. of Viṣṇu, [L.]
yamakīṭa	यमकीट	yama—kīṭa m. a wood- or earth-worm, [L.]
yamaketu	यमकेतु	yama—ketu m. ‘Y°'s ensign’, a sign of death, [BhP.]
yamakoṭī	यमकोटी	yama—koṭi or yama—ko°ṭī, f. N. of a mythical town (fabled as situated 90 degrees east of the meridian of Laṅkā; also °ṭi-pattana n. °ṭi-purī f.), [VP.]; [Sūryas.] &c. (cf. yava-koṭi).
yamakoṭi	यमकोटि	yama—koṭi or yama—ko°ṭī, f. N. of a mythical town (fabled as situated 90 degrees east of the meridian of Laṅkā; also °ṭi-pattana n. °ṭi-purī f.), [VP.]; [Sūryas.] &c. (cf. yava-koṭi).
yamalaka	यमलक	m. a singer in a duet, [Saṃgīt.]
		a twin, [L.]
yamalasū	यमलसू	yamala—sū f. bringing forth twins, [Hcat.]
yamaloka	यमलोक	yama—loká m. Y°'s world, [MaitrS.]; [TāṇḍyaBr.] &c.
yamapāśa	यमपाश	yama—pāśa m. the snare or noose of Y°, [MW.]
yamapada	यमपद	yama—pada n. a repeated word, [Bhāṣik.]
yamapaṭa	यमपट	yama—paṭa m. a piece of cloth or canvas on which Y° with his attendants and the punishments of hell are represented, [Mudr.]
yamapura	यमपुर	yama—pura n. the city or abode of Y° (see under yamá), [MW.]
yamarāja	यमराज	yama—rāja m. id., [L.]
		N. of a physician, [Cat.]
yamaratha	यमरथ	yama—ratha m. ‘Y°'s vehicle’ i.e. a buffalo, [MW.]
yamarkṣa	यमर्क्ष	yama—rkṣa (for -ṛkṣa) n. the lunar mansion Bharaṇī supposed to be under Y°, [VarBṛS.]
yamasāna	यमसान	yamasāná mfn. champing the bit (as a horse), [RV. vi, 3, 4.]
yamasabhā	यमसभा	yama—sabha, n. ([Pāṇ.]) or yama—sabhā, f. ([Kathās.]) Y°'s tribunal.
yamasabha	यमसभ	yama—sabha, n. ([Pāṇ.]) or yama—sabhā, f. ([Kathās.]) Y°'s tribunal.
yamayāga	यमयाग	yama—yāga m. N. of a Yājyā, [Sāy.]
yamaghaṇṭa	यमघण्ट	yama—ghaṇṭa m. N. of an astronomical Yoga, [Cat.]
yamaśānti	यमशान्ति	yama—śānti f. N. of wk.
yamaśrāya	यमश्राय	yama—śrāya m. the residence of Y°, the Southern quarter, [Bhaṭṭ.]
yamadaṇḍa	यमदण्ड	yama—daṇḍa m. Y°'s rod, [R.]; [Kathās.]
yamadagni	यमदग्नि	w.r. for jamad-agni.
yamadruma	यमद्रुम	yama—druma m. ‘Y°'s tree’, Bombax Heptaphyllum, [L.]
yamadvīpa	यमद्वीप	yama—dvīpa m. N. of an island, [VP.] (cf. yava-d°).
yamajihvā	यमजिह्वा	yama—jihvā f. N. of a Yoginī, [Hcat.]
		‘Yama's tongue’, N. of a procuress, [Kathās.]
yamakatva	यमकत्व	yamaka—tva n. (in rhet.) the being a Yamaka, [Sāh.]
yamakṣaya	यमक्षय	yama—kṣaya m. Y°'s abode, [MBh.]; [R.]; [BhP.]
yamamārga	यममार्ग	yama—mārga m. Y°'s road
yamanetra	यमनेत्र	yamá—netra (yamá-), mfn. having Y° as guide or leader, [VS.]; [TS.]
yamapriya	यमप्रिय	yama—priya m. ‘beloved by Y°’, Ficus Indica, [L.]
yamarājan	यमराजन्	yama—rājan m. king Y°, [BhP.]
		yamá—rājan mfn. having Y° as king, subject to Y°, [RV.]; [AV.] &c.
yamarājya	यमराज्य	yama—rā́jya n. Y°'s dominion, [AV.]; [VS.] &c.
yamasūkta	यमसूक्त	yama—sūkta n. a hymn in honour of Y°, [PārGṛ.]; [Yājñ.]
		N. of [RV. x, 14.]
yamasūrya	यमसूर्य	yama—sūrya n. a building with two halls (one with a western, the other with a northern aspect), [VarBṛS.]
yamasmṛti	यमस्मृति	yama—smṛti f. N. of a code of law.
yamastoma	यमस्तोम	yama—stoma m. N. of an Ekāha, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
yamasvasṛ	यमस्वसृ	yama—svasṛ f. ‘Y°'s sister’, N. of the river Yamunā or Jumnā, [Hariv.]; [Hcar.]
		of Durgā, [L.]
yamatīrtha	यमतीर्थ	yama—tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha, [Cat.]
yamavatsā	यमवत्सा	yama—vatsā f. a cow bearing twin calves, [Kauś.]
yamavrata	यमव्रत	yama—vrata n. a religious observance or vow made to Y°, [Kauś.]
		a partic. ceremony of the Brahma-cārin, [Kauś.], Sch.
		Y°'s method (i.e. punishing without respect of persons and without partiality, as one of the duties of kings), [Mn.]; [R.]; [MārkP.]
		N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.]
yamayajña	यमयज्ञ	yama—yajña m. a partic. sacrifice, [TĀr.], Sch.
yamayiṣṇu	यमयिष्णु	w.r. for namayiṣṇu.
yamabhaginī	यमभगिनी	yama—bhaginī f. ‘Y°'s sister’, the river Yamunā or Jumnā, [L.]
yamaśreṣṭha	यमश्रेष्ठ	yamá—śreṣṭha (yamá-) mfn. among whom Y° is the chief (said of the Pitṛs), [AV.]
yamadaivata	यमदैवत	yama—daivata mfn. having Y° for lord or ruler, [VarBṛS.]
yamadūtaka	यमदूतक	yama—dūtaka m. Y°'s messenger or minister, [L.], a crow, [L.]
yamadūtikā	यमदूतिका	yama—dūtikā f. Indian tamarind, [L.]
yamadevata	यमदेवत	yáma—devata (yamá-), mfn. leaving Y° for deity, [ŚBr.]; [Gobh.]
		yáma—devata f. n. N. of the lunar asterism Bharaṇī (as presided over by Y°), [L.]
yamajātaka	यमजातक	yama—ja ([MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.) or yama—jāta, yama—jā°taka ([R.]), mfn. twin-born; m. du. twins.
yamakāvalī	यमकावली	f. an uninterrupted series of Yamakas (e.g. [Bhaṭṭ. x, 9]).
yamapālaka	यमपालक	yama—pālaka m. Y°'s servant, [Kāraṇḍ.]
yamapaṭika	यमपटिक	yama—paṭika m. one who carries about the above Y°, [Hcar.]
yamapurāṇa	यमपुराण	yama—purāṇa n. N. of a Purāṇa.
yamapuruṣa	यमपुरुष	yama—puruṣa m. Y°'s servant, [ĀśvGṛ.]; [BhP.]
yamarāṣṭra	यमराष्ट्र	yama—rāṣṭra n. Y°'s kingdom, [Suśr.]; [Rājat.]
yamasādana	यमसादन	yama—sādaná n. = -sadana, q.v., [AV.]; [TĀr.] &c.
yamasabhīya	यमसभीय	yama—sabhīya mfn. relating to Y°'s court of justice, [Pāṇ.]
yamasadana	यमसदन	yama—sadana n. Y°'s seat or abode, [Pañcat.]; [Bhartṛ.]; [BhP.]
yamastotra	यमस्तोत्र	yama—stotra n. N. of a Stotra.
yamavāhana	यमवाहन	yama—vāhana m. = -ratha, q.v., [L.]
yamaviṣaya	यमविषय	yama—viṣaya m. Y°'s realm, [MaitrUp.]; [R.]
yamayātanā	यमयातना	yama—yātanā f. the torment inflicted by Y°, [L.]
yamadaṃṣṭrā	यमदंष्ट्रा	yama—daṃṣṭrā f. Y°'s tooth (°ṭrāntaraṃ gataḥ, one who has fallen into the jaws of Y° or Death), [MBh.]
		(prob.) a stab from a dagger, [Pañcad.]
		a kind of poison, [Rasendrac.]
		yama—daṃṣṭrā f. pl. the last 8 days of the month Āśvina and the whole of Kārttika considered as a period of general sickness, [MW.]
yamadaṃṣṭra	यमदंष्ट्र	yama—daṃṣṭra m. N. of an Asura, [Kathās.]
		of a Rākṣasa, [ib.]
		of a warrior on the side of the gods, [ib.]
yamadevatya	यमदेवत्य	yama—devatyà mfn. having Y° for deity, [MaitrS.]
yamadvitīyā	यमद्वितीया	yama—dvitīyā f. N. of the 2nd day in the light half of the month Kārttika, [Cat.]
yamahārdikā	यमहार्दिका	yama—hārdikā f. N. of one of Devī's female attendants, [W.]
yamakālindī	यमकालिन्दी	yama—kālindī f. N. of Saṃjñā (mother of Yama), [L.]
yamakārṇava	यमकार्णव	m. N. of a poem.
yamakāṣṭaka	यमकाष्टक	n. N. of wk.

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