Yamavrata, Yama-vrata: 8 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Yamavrata (यमव्रत).—Of kings; to punish impartially.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 226. 4.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Yamavrata (यमव्रत).—
1) an observance or vow made to Yama.
2) an impartial punishment (as given by Yama); यथा यमः प्रियद्वेष्यौ प्राप्ते काले नियच्छति । तथा राज्ञा नियन्तव्याः प्रजास्तद् हि यमव्रतम् (yathā yamaḥ priyadveṣyau prāpte kāle niyacchati | tathā rājñā niyantavyāḥ prajāstad hi yamavratam) || Manusmṛti 9. 37.
Derivable forms: yamavratam (यमव्रतम्).
Yamavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yama and vrata (व्रत).
Yamavrata (यमव्रत).—n.
(-taṃ) One of the duties of royalty, punishing offences without regard to persons, or without partiality or prejudice. E. yama the judge of Tartarus, and vrata observance.
Yamavrata (यमव्रत).—n. the duty of a king to punish offences without partiality, cf. [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 305.
Yamavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yama and vrata (व्रत).
1) Yamavrata (यमव्रत):—[=yama-vrata] [from yama > yam] n. a religious observance or vow made to Y°, [Kauśika-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] ceremony of the Brahma-cārin, [Kauśika-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] Y°’s method (id est. punishing without respect of persons and without partiality, as one of the duties of kings), [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Sāman, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]
Yamavrata (यमव्रत):—[yama-vrata] (taṃ) 1. n. One of the duties of royalty, impartial justice.
Yamavrata (यमव्रत):—n. eine dem Yama geltende Observanz [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 82.] Yama's Verfahren, - Weise [Spr. 2321.] Name eines Sāman [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 230],a.
Yamavrata (यमव्रत):—n. —
1) eine dem Yama geltende Observanz. —
2) Yama’s Verfahren , — Weise. —
3) Name eines Sāman.
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 (+0): Yama, Vrata.
Full-text (+0): Caila, Mrityu, Skandapurana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.306-307 < [Section XL - Personal Behaviour of the King]
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 3b.8 - The Veda-vrata (vow) < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 3 - Beliefs and Practices in the Atharvaveda-Parisistas < [Chapter 2c - General study of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 7 - The Caranavyuha (introduction and summary) < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Politics in the Matsya Purāṇa (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Charms of the Atharvaveda Samhita (study) (by Devi Mridusmita)
Part 1 - Introduction and summary of the Kauśika Sūtra < [Chapter 2 - The Kauśika and Vaitāna Sūtras of the Atharvaveda]
Kausika Sutra (study) (by V. Gopalan)
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)