Yamashasana, Yama-shasana, Yamaśāsana: 1 definition
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Yamashasana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Yamaśāsana can be transliterated into English as Yamasasana or Yamashasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Yamaśāsana (यमशासन).—the lord Śiva; यशो यदीयं यमशासनालय-क्षमाधर- स्पर्धनमाचचार सः (yaśo yadīyaṃ yamaśāsanālaya-kṣamādhara- spardhanamācacāra saḥ) Rām. Ch.2.12; (yamaśāsanālayaḥ = himā- layaḥ).
Derivable forms: yamaśāsanaḥ (यमशासनः).
Yamaśāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yama and śāsana (शासन).
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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