As a deity name
Name 866 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'अयम' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is यम, meaning Yama, god of death. nearest word: यम — a suggestion, not a meaning
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As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Readable by grammar as a + yama — “without Yama”.
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