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1. Yadava	The Yadavas (lit: 'descended from Yadu') were an ancient Indian people who believed the…	1
2. Yādavas	Yādavas (यादव): The descendants of Yadu, who dwelt by the Yamuna river.	1
3. Yadavendra	One of the 108 names of Krishna; Meaning: "King Of The Yadav Clan"	1
4. Yadu	Yadu (यदु): A prince of the lunar dynasty; Yadu is the name of one of the five Aryan clans mentioned…	1
5. Yaduvamsis	Yaduvamsis : Those of the clan of Yadu.	1
6. Yagya	Yagya is a combination of Traditional Vedic Rituals perfomed for getting nature support in a part…	1
7. Yaj	Fire Sacrifice;	1
8. Yajman	The person who undertakes a fire sacrifice in order to fulfill some material desire.	1
9. Yajna	Yajna (यज्ञ): A Vedic ritual of sacrifice performed to please the Devas, or sometimes to the Supreme…	1
10. Yajur Veda	Yajur Veda (Skt.). The Vedic collection of sacrificial prayers (yajus) used by the Adhvaryu pries…	1
11. Yakā	(another name for Yakkha)	9
12. Yākka	(another name for Yakkha)	9
13. Yakka	(another name for Yakkha)	9
14. Yakkha	One of a special class of powerful "non human" beings - sometimes kindly, sometime…	9
15. Yakṣa	(another name for Yakkha)	9
16. Yaksa	(another name for Yakkha)	9
17. Yaksha	(another name for Yakkha)	9
18. Yama	In the Vedas, the god of the dead.	10
19. Yamaduta	At the time of death, sinful souls are exposed for capture by Yamadutas, servants of Yama who com…	1
20. Yamas	Yamas : A yama (Sanskrit), literally translates as a "restraint", a rule or code of conduc…	1
21. Yami	According to the Rig Veda, Yami is the twin sister of Yama. Their mother is Saranyu (who is the d…	1
22. Yamuna	1. Yamuna. The second of the five great rivers of Jambudipa, which are often used in similes. Vin.…	2
23. Yantra	A physical symbol	2
24. Yashoda	Yashoda was the wife of Nanda, a Yadava chieftain. She brought up Krishna, who called only her as…	2
25. Yashodā	(another name for Yashoda)	2
26. Yavakrida	Yavakrida : Son of Sage Bharadwaja who was bent upon mastering the Vedas.	1
27. Yayati	1) Yayati was a Kuru prince, of the Chandra dynasty. He once happened to rescue Devayani from a w…	2
28. Yo	Sanskrit for "he who, the one who";	1
29. Yoga	(Sanskrit, "yoke").	10
30. Yoga Sutra	Yoga Sutra (योग सूत्र): One of the six darshanas of Hindu or Vedic schools and, alongside the Bhagav…	1
31. Yogi	One who is undertaking the spiritual path of awakening; a meditator	7
32. Yoginampati	One of the 108 names of Krishna; Meaning: "Lord Of The Yogis"	1
33. Yoke	(another name for Yoga)	10
34. Yudh	lit: "steady in war" (sanskrit) Used in: Yudhisthira	1
35. Yudhamanyu	Yudhamanyu was born in the Panchala royal family. He was a great warrior, who fought on the Panda…	2
36. Yudhāmanyu	(another name for Yudhamanyu)	2
37. Yudhishthira	(another name for Yudhiṣṭhira)	4
38. Yudhishtra	Yudhishtra was the eldest son of King Pandu, born to his queen Kunti, by Yama. He was also the el…	1
39. Yudhiṣṭhira	The eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti. Kunti gave birth to Yudhisthira by invoking the Lor…	4
40. Yudhisthira	(another name for Yudhiṣṭhira)	4
41. Yuga	Yuga (युग): In Hindu philosophy (and in the teachings of Surat Shabd Yoga) the cycle of creation is …	1
42. Yuga Dharma	Yuga Dharma (युगधर्म): One aspect of Dharma, as understood by Hindus. Yuga dharma is an aspect of dh…	1
43. Yugādi	Yugādi or beginning of an era is celebrated as a New Year by people of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka …	1
44. Yuvanashva	Yuvanashva is a King of the Solar dynasty, the son of Dhundumara, and an ancestor of Rama. He is …	1
45. Yuyudhāna	Yuyudhāna (युयुधान): Another name of Satyaki, who was not killed in the warfare but in a mutual figh…	1
46. Yuyutsu	Yuyutsu, also called Vikarna, was a son of King Dhritharashtra, born to a Vaishya wife of the Kin…	2

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