Yama

[ yuhm-uh ]

nounHindu Mythology.

Origin of Yama

From the Sanskrit word yama

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Yama survives with her 15-year-old brother, the only family member not stricken by the virus.
In Sierra Leone, the Plague Is Closing in Around Us | Ned Eustace | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In shape it is not a simple cone tapering to a slender, pointed summit like Fuji Yama, the great volcano of Japan.
Mount Rainier | Various
Indra help thee in thy battles, proud subduer of mankind,Yama in the mightier duty, in the conquest of thy mind!
Maha-bharata | Anonymous
Southward went the dark-hued Yama with the youth's immortal life, And, for woman's love abideth, followed still the faithful wife.
Maha-bharata | Anonymous
And over it stood a standard bearing the figure of a Makara with gaping mouth and fierce as Yama.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

As thou seekest to slay me, I shall certainly send thee to the abode of Yama.'
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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