As a deity name
Name 832 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
यात्रा · noun · feminine
एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान पर जाने की क्रिया । सकर · प्रयाण । प्रस्थान · दर्शनार्थ देवस्थानों को जाना । तीर्थाटन — Śabdasāgara
यात्रा · yātrā · s.f.
Going, setting off, travelling, proceeding, marching; journey, travel, march — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1247
यात्रा · feminine
journey, voyage; travel
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi यात्रा — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit यात्रा (yātrā), from the root verb या (yā, “to go, move, walk, proceed”). Cognate with Bengali যাত্রা (jatra)” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
yātrā f. going, setting off, journey, march, expedition, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (with prāṇāntikī or aurdhvadehikī = death; yātrāṃ-√ yā or dā, to undertake an expedition, take the field; yātrām-√ pṛch, to wish luck, Divyāv.)
going on a pilgrimage (cf. gaṅgā- and tīrtha-y˚)
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
going on a pilgrimage (cf. gaṅgā- and tīrtha-y˚)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yātrā" is the instrumental of "yātṛ" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "yātrā" is derived from "yā" with the trā suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
yā (ā), f. going; a car
restraining, religious meditation
yātrā f. going, setting off, journey, march, expedition, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (with prāṇāntikī or aurdhvadehikī = death; yātrāṃ-√ yā or dā, to undertake an expedition, take the field; yātrām-√ pṛch, to wish luck, Divyāv.)
going on a pilgrimage (cf. gaṅgā- and tīrtha-y˚)
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Dictionary citations
yātrā f. going, setting off, journey, march, expedition, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (with prāṇāntikī or aurdhvadehikī = death; yātrāṃ-√ yā or dā, to undertake an expedition, take the field; yātrām-√ pṛch, to wish luck, Divyāv.)
going on a pilgrimage (cf. gaṅgā- and tīrtha-y˚)
a festive train, procession, Kathās.; Rājat.; Hit. (cf. deva-y˚)
a feast, festival (= utsava), Bālar.
support of life, livelihood, maintenance, Mn.; MBh. &c.
1. yātṛ mfn. going, travelling, marching, being on a journey, RV.
going for, seeking, ib.
yā (ā), f. going; a car
restraining, religious meditation
Alternative readings
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