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Yama
[ yuhm-uh ]
noun
, Hindu Mythology.
- 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.
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In shape it is not a simple cone tapering to a slender, pointed summit like Fuji Yama, the great volcano of Japan.
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Indra help thee in thy battles, proud subduer of mankind,Yama in the mightier duty, in the conquest of thy mind!
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Southward went the dark-hued Yama with the youth's immortal life, And, for woman's love abideth, followed still the faithful wife.
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And over it stood a standard bearing the figure of a Makara with gaping mouth and fierce as Yama.
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As thou seekest to slay me, I shall certainly send thee to the abode of Yama.'
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