Yama

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yama \Ya"ma\, n. [Skr. yama a twin.] (Hindoo Myth.)
     The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek
     Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times
     he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and
     the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green
     color, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his


     eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffalo, with a club and
     noose in his hands.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Yama
       n : Hindu god of death and lord of the underworld