Yama
[ yuhm-uh ]
nounHindu Mythology.
the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.
Origin of Yama
1From the Sanskrit word yama
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How to use Yama in a sentence
The very rope with which Yamas the god of the dead binds men is a serpent.
Zoological Mythology (Volume II) | Angelo de GubernatisIn another Vedic hymn we have the sister Yam, who seduces her brother Yamas.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2) | Angelo de Gubernatis
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