Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
yam1kontrollieren; streben; enden
general
Name des Flusses Yamunā; einer der fünf großen Flüsse des alten Indien
name of a river, the Yamunā; one of the five great rivers of ancient India
Thag 19.1
kadā nu gaṅgaṃ yamunaṃ sarassatiṃ, pātālakhittaṃ vaḷavāmukhañ'ca, asajjamāno patareyyam'iddhiyā, vibhiṃsanaṃ taṃ nu kadā bhavissati.
Ud 5.5
puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, yā kāci mahānadiyo, seyyath'idaṃ gaṅgā yamunā aciravatī sarabhū mahī, tā mahāsamuddaṃ patvā jahanti purimāni nāmagottāni, mahāsamuddo'tv'eva saṅkhaṃ gacchanti
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Yamunā
OtherDer zweite der fünf großen Flüsse Jambudīpas, oft in Gleichnissen angeführt und als besonderer Zufluchtsort der Nāgas bezeichnet.
The second of the five great rivers of Jambudīpa, often invoked in similes and said to have been the special resort of the nāgas.
Yamunā2
PlaceEin Kanal, der sich vom Puṇṇavaḍḍhana-Stausee in Sri Lanka nach Westen abzweigt.
A channel branching westward from the Puṇṇavaḍḍhana Tank in Sri Lanka.
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