Yamayatana, Yamayātanā, Yama-yatana: 5 definitions
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Yamayatana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryyamayātanā (यमयातना).—f (S) The torment inflicted by Yama on wicked spirits. 2 Applied to the vexation and misery experienced in any unpleasant situation.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishyamayātanā (यमयातना).—n The torment inflicted by yama on wicked spirits.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYamayātanā (यमयातना).—the tortures inflicted by Yama upon sinners after death, (the word is sometimes used to denote horrible tortures', 'extreme pain').
Yamayātanā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yama and yātanā (यातना).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYamayātanā (यमयातना).—f.
(-nā) 1. The torture inflicted after death by Yama. 2. An extreme torture, (figuratively.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYamayātanā (यमयातना):—[=yama-yātanā] [from yama > yam] f. the torment inflicted by Y°, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Yama, Yatana.
Starts with: Yamayatanai.
Full-text: Yamayaatnaa, Yami, Sodavani.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.5.672 < [Chapter 5 - The Pastimes of Nityānanda]
Verse 3.4.377 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)