Yamadvitiya, Yamadvitīyā, Yama-dvitiya: 6 definitions
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Yamadvitiya 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 Dictionaryyamadvitīyā (यमद्वितीया).—f (S) The second lunar day of the light half of Kartik. See bhāūbīja.
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 dictionaryYamadvitīyā (यमद्वितीया).—the second day in the bright half of Kārtika when sisters entertain their brothers (Mar. bhāūbīja); cf. भ्रातृद्वितीया (bhrātṛdvitīyā).
Yamadvitīyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yama and dvitīyā (द्वितीया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYamadvitīyā (यमद्वितीया).—f.
(-yā) The second day in the bright-half of Kartika when sisters entertain their brothers: see bhrātṛdvitīyā .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYamadvitīyā (यमद्वितीया):—[=yama-dvitīyā] [from yama > yam] f. Name of the 2nd day in the light half of the month Kārttika, [Catalogue(s)]
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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, Dvitiya.
Starts with: Yamadvitiyavrata.
Full-text: Yamadvitiyavrata, Yamatarpana, Bhratridvitiya, Divali.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - The Efficacy of Yamadvitīyā (The 2nd day of Kārttika) < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 12 - Creation of Yameśvara (Yama-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.9. Dress for Worshipping < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 122 - The Celebration of Dīpāvalī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]