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Yama

[ yuhm-uh ]

noun

, Hindu Mythology.
  1. the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Yama1

From the Sanskrit word yama

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Example Sentences

Yama survives with her 15-year-old brother, the only family member not stricken by the virus.

In shape it is not a simple cone tapering to a slender, pointed summit like Fuji Yama, the great volcano of Japan.

Indra help thee in thy battles, proud subduer of mankind,Yama in the mightier duty, in the conquest of thy mind!

Southward went the dark-hued Yama with the youth's immortal life, And, for woman's love abideth, followed still the faithful wife.

And over it stood a standard bearing the figure of a Makara with gaping mouth and fierce as Yama.

As thou seekest to slay me, I shall certainly send thee to the abode of Yama.'

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