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YAMA , s. (God of Naraka or Hell, Regent of the South, or lower world, and judge of departed souls, corresponding to the grecian god Pluto, or to the judge of hell, Minos. His abode is in the infernal city of Yamapur, whither the Hindūs believe that a departed soul imme- diately repairs, and receiving a just sentence from Yama. ascends to Swarga, the first heaven, or descends to Na- raka, the snaky hell, or assumes on earth the form of some animal, unless its offences have been such as deserve condemnation to a vegetable or even to a mineral prison. As god of justice and lord of punish- ment, Yama corresponds with Śiva and Varuna, and in this character is represented as bearing a cord or noose. Yama is often identified with Death and Time. He is the son of Surya or the Sun, and brother of the per- sonified Yamuna or Jumnā river) यमः, यमराजः, यमराट्m.(ज्), यमनः, शमनः. —
(As Death or Time or the Destroyer) कृतान्तः, मृत्युःm., कालः, कालान्तकः, अन्तकः, कालकुण्ठः. —
(Regent of the South) दक्षिणाशापतिःm. —
(Lord of the dead) प्रेतप-तिःm., प्रेतराजः, परेतराट्m.(ज्), परेतराजः. —
(Lord of deceased ancestors) पितृपतिःm. — (God of the śrāddha) श्राद्धदेवः, श्राद्ध-देवता. —
(God of justice) धर्म्मराजः, धर्म्मः. —
(The impartial judge) समवर्त्तीm. —
(God of punishment) दण्डधरः, दण्डीm.(न्), दण्डयामः, अधिदण्डनेताm.(तृ), दण्डः. —
(Bearer of the cord or noose) पाशीm.(न्), पाशभृत्m., पाशपाणिःm. —
(Son of the sun) वैवस्वतः, सूर्य्यपुत्रः, सूर्य्यतनयः, अर्कतनयः, अर्कनन्दनः. —
(Brother of Yamuna) यमुनाभ्राताm. —
(The variegated one) चित्रः. The pain or punishment inflicted by Yama is called यातना. ‘One of his attendants,’ कालपुरुषः. ROOTS: यमयमराजयमराट्(ज्)यमनशमनकृतान्तमृत्युकालकालान्तकअन्तककालकुण्ठदक्षिणाशापतिप्रेतपतिप्रेतराजपरेतराट्परेतराजपितृपतिश्राद्धदेवश्राद्धदेवताधर्म्मराजधर्म्मसमवर्त्तीदण्डधरदण्डी(न्)दण्डयामअधिदण्डनेता(तृ)दण्डपाशीपाशभृत्पाशपाणिवैवस्वतसूर्य्यपुत्रसूर्य्यतनयअर्कतनयअर्कनन्दनयमुनाभ्राताचित्रयातनाकालपुरुष
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