As a deity name
Name 930 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
याम · noun · masculine
तीन घंटे का समय । पहर · एक प्रकार के देवगण । इनका जन्म मार्कडेय पुराण के अनुसार स्वायंभुव मनु के समय यज्ञ और दक्षिणा से हुआ था । ये संख्या में बारह हैं · काल । समय — Śabdasāgara
याम · adj
यम संबंधी — Śabdasāgara
याम · yāma · s.m.
(rt. yā), Going, proceeding, marching; motion; course — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1248
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a night-watch, period or watch of 3 hours, the 8th part of a day, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yāma" is the vocative of "yāman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. yāma m. (for 2. see below, for 3. see p. 851, col. 3) motion, course, going, progress, RV.; AV.; Br.
a road, way, path, ib.
a carriage, chariot, RV.
(ifc. f. ā) a night-watch, period or watch of 3 hours, the 8th part of a day, Mn.; MBh. &c.
pl. N. of a partic. class of gods, MBh.; Hariv.; Pur. (yāma-syārkaḥ w.r. for yam˚, q.v.)
1. yāman n. (for 2. See p. 851, col. 3) going, coming, motion, course, flight, RV.
march, expedition, ib.
Alternative readings
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