Yamavrata, Yama-vrata: 8 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexYamavrata (啶ぎ啶掂啶班い).鈥擮f kings; to punish impartially.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 226. 4.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYamavrata (啶ぎ啶掂啶班い).鈥�
1) an observance or vow made to Yama.
2) an impartial punishment (as given by Yama); 啶ぅ啶� 啶ぎ啶� 啶啶班た啶う啷嵿さ啷囙し啷嵿く啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶啶む 啶曕ぞ啶侧 啶ㄠた啶啷嵿啶むた 啷� 啶むぅ啶� 啶班ぞ啶溹啶炧ぞ 啶ㄠた啶え啷嵿い啶掂啶ぞ啶� 啶啶班啶距じ啷嵿い啶︵ 啶灌た 啶ぎ啶掂啶班い啶 (yath膩 yama岣� priyadve峁au pr膩pte k膩le niyacchati | tath膩 r膩j帽膩 niyantavy膩岣� praj膩stad hi yamavratam) || Manusm峁泃i 9. 37.
Derivable forms: yamavratam (啶ぎ啶掂啶班い啶).
Yamavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yama and vrata (啶掂啶班い).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYamavrata (啶ぎ啶掂啶班い).鈥攏.
(-迟补峁�) 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.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryYamavrata (啶ぎ啶掂啶班い).鈥攏. the duty of a king to punish offences without partiality, cf. [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 9, 305.
Yamavrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yama and vrata (啶掂啶班い).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yamavrata (啶ぎ啶掂啶班い):鈥擺=yama-vrata] [from yama > yam] n. a religious observance or vow made to Y掳, [Kau艣ika-s奴tra]
2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] ceremony of the Brahma-c膩rin, [Kau艣ika-s奴tra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] Y掳鈥檚 method (id est. punishing without respect of persons and without partiality, as one of the duties of kings), [Manu-sm峁泃i; R膩m膩ya峁嘺; M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a S膩man, [膧r峁ya-br膩hma峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYamavrata (啶ぎ啶掂啶班い):鈥擺yama-vrata] (迟补峁�) 1. n. One of the duties of royalty, impartial justice.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.306-307 < [Section XL - Personal Behaviour of the King]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Politics in the Matsya Pur膩峁嘺 (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Pur膩峁嘺]
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]
Kausika Sutra (study) (by V. Gopalan)
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)