Pāli Dictionary

yāmā

yamrootasuffixāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

yam1control; strive; end

cosmology

  • the Yāmas; a class of deities inhabiting the Yāma heaven (the third heaven of the sensual realm)

  • Thig 8.1

    tāvatiṃsā ca yāmā ca, tusitā c'āpi devatā, nimmānaratino devā, ye devā vasavattino, tattha cittaṃ paṇīdhehi, yattha te vusitaṃ pure.

yāma

approximate

yamrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

yam1control; strive; end

Synonyms

saṃvara, niggaha

general

  • a watch of the night (one third of the night: first, middle, or last watch); a period of time; (in Vinaya) a restricted time period, especially the time between noon and dawn (as in yāmakālika, food allowed for a restricted time)

ethics

  • restraint; control; suppression (e.g., fourfold restraint, cātu-yāma)

cosmology

  • the Yāma heaven (the third sensual heaven); the Yāma deities (Yāmā devā); or the underworld / realm of the dead (associated with Yama)

  • MN 31

    tāvatiṃsānaṃ devānaṃ saddaṃ sutvā yāmā devā saddam'anussāvesuṃ, lābhā vata bho vajjīnaṃ, suladdhalābhā vajjipajāya, yattha tathāgato viharati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho

yama

approximate

yamrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

yam1control; strive; end

cosmology

  • Yama, ruler of the underworld; the king of death, before whom the dead are judged

  • Dhp 237

    upanītavayo ca dāni'si, sampayāto'si yamassa santike, vāso te n'atthi antarā, pātheyyam'pi ca te na vijjati.

  • SN 1.33

    yo dhammaladdhassa dadāti dānaṃ, uṭṭhānavīriy'ādhigatassa jantu, atikkamma so vetaraṇiṃ yamassa, dibbāni ṭhānāni upeti macco'ti.

yāti

approximate

yāroottisuffix

via inflected form yāma · 1st person·present plural / 1st person·imperative plural

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

peti, gacchati, pareti, vattati, abhikkamati, kamati, vajati, anuyāti

general

  • goes; proceeds; travels

  • Dhp 29

    appamatto pamattesu, suttesu bahujāgaro, abal'assaṃ'va sīgh'asso, hitvā yāti sumedhaso.

  • marches against; pursues; routs an enemy

  • Dhp 179

    yassa jitaṃ n'āvajīyati, jitaṃ yassa no yāti koci loke, taṃ buddham'anantagocaraṃ, apadaṃ kena padena nessatha.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Yāmā
Other

  • A class of gods dwelling between the Tāvatiṃsa and Tusita heavens, whose extraordinarily long lifespan is measured in centuries per single day.

Yāmā2
Person

  • In some contexts, a term apparently derived from Yama, lord of the underworld, as in expressions spanning ‘from the underworld to the highest heaven.’

Yama
Personapproximate

  • The god of death, before whom beings are brought after dying to be questioned on whether they heeded the warning signs of birth, old age, illness, and death.

DN 11DN 20MN 130SN 56.11

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