"यम्" meaning in Sanskrit

See यम् in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

IPA: /jɐm/ [Vedic], /jɐm/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: yam [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yam-, from Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to hold”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sa|inc-pro|inh=1}}, {{root|sa|ine-pro|*yem-}}, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*yam-}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *yam-, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*yem-|t=to hold}} Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to hold”) Head templates: {{head|sa|root|head=|tr=}} यम् • (yam), {{sa-root}} यम् • (yam)
  1. to sustain, hold, hold up, support Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-ojo0iAQA
  2. to raise, wield (a weapon) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-PZc62VJz
  3. to raise, extend or hold (as a screen) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-EYhGK-0V
  4. to extend one's self Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-GQdlNSmL Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit roots, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 2 2 46 6 4 22 7 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 1 51 4 3 26 4 0 2 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 11 1 1 41 5 2 20 13 0 5 Disambiguation of Sanskrit roots: 8 7 5 32 12 5 9 14 0 7 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 16 1 2 34 6 3 17 14 0 7 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 17 1 1 35 6 3 17 14 0 7
  5. to stretch out, expand, spread, display, show Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-bWFDAq6J
  6. to hold or keep in, hold back, restrain, check, curb, govern, subdue, control Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-TYzAbwsq
  7. to give anything in exchange for anything Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-7G7rPLzr
  8. to give up one’s self to, be faithful to, obey Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-9ZA~GzDE
  9. to utter (a sound) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-OqfObJKP
  10. to fix, establish Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-यम्-sa-root-4G5vLfNa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Primary Verbal Forms, यच्छति (yácchati, Present), यमति (english: yamati, Present), यंस्यति (yaṃsyáti, Future), यमिष्यति (yamiṣyáti, Future), यन्ता (yantā́, Periphrastic Future), अयांसीत् (áyāṃsīt, Aorist), अयन् (áyan, Aorist), यम्यात् (yamyā́t, Benedictive), ययाम (yayā́ma, Perfect), Secondary Forms, यम्यते (yamyáte) [passive], अयामि (áyāmi, Passive Aorist), यामयति (yāmáyati) [causative], यमयति (yamayati) [causative], अयीयमत् (áyīyamat, Causative Aorist), यियंसति (yiyaṃsati, Desiderative), यंयमीति (yaṃyamīti, Intensive), Non-Finite Forms, यत (yatá, Past Participle), यन्तुम् (yántum, Infinitive), यन्तवे (yántave, Infinitive), यमितुम् (english: yamitum, Infinitive), यमितवै (yámitavái, Infinitive), यत्वा (yatvā́, Gerund), यमित्वा (yamitvā́, Gerund), यन्तव्य (yantavyà, Gerundive), Derived Nominal Forms, यम (yáma), यत्य (yatya), यम्य (yamya), यमक (yamaka), यमिन् (yamin), यमन (yámana), यति (yáti), यन्तु (yántu), यन्तुर् (yantúr), यन्तृ (yantṛ), यन्त्र (yantrá), यमुना (yamúnā), यमीयस् (yamīyas), यमिष्ठ (yámiṣṭha), यमसान (yamasāná), याम (yā́ma), यामक (yāmaka), यामिन् (yāmin), यामन (yāmana), यंसेन्य (yaṃsénya), Prefixed Root Forms, आयम् (āyam), व्यायम् (vyāyam), वियम् (viyam), नियम् (niyam), प्रयम् (prayam)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Primary Verbal Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yácchati, Present",
      "word": "यच्छति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "yamati, Present",
      "word": "यमति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yaṃsyáti, Future",
      "word": "यंस्यति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamiṣyáti, Future",
      "word": "यमिष्यति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yantā́, Periphrastic Future",
      "word": "यन्ता"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "áyāṃsīt, Aorist",
      "word": "अयांसीत्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "áyan, Aorist",
      "word": "अयन्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamyā́t, Benedictive",
      "word": "यम्यात्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yayā́ma, Perfect",
      "word": "ययाम"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Secondary Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamyáte",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ],
      "word": "यम्यते"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "áyāmi, Passive Aorist",
      "word": "अयामि"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yāmáyati",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ],
      "word": "यामयति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamayati",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ],
      "word": "यमयति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "áyīyamat, Causative Aorist",
      "word": "अयीयमत्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yiyaṃsati, Desiderative",
      "word": "यियंसति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yaṃyamīti, Intensive",
      "word": "यंयमीति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Non-Finite Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yatá, Past Participle",
      "word": "यत"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yántum, Infinitive",
      "word": "यन्तुम्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yántave, Infinitive",
      "word": "यन्तवे"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "yamitum, Infinitive",
      "word": "यमितुम्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yámitavái, Infinitive",
      "word": "यमितवै"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yatvā́, Gerund",
      "word": "यत्वा"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamitvā́, Gerund",
      "word": "यमित्वा"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yantavyà, Gerundive",
      "word": "यन्तव्य"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Derived Nominal Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yáma",
      "word": "यम"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yatya",
      "word": "यत्य"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamya",
      "word": "यम्य"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamaka",
      "word": "यमक"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamin",
      "word": "यमिन्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yámana",
      "word": "यमन"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yáti",
      "word": "यति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yántu",
      "word": "यन्तु"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yantúr",
      "word": "यन्तुर्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yantṛ",
      "word": "यन्तृ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yantrá",
      "word": "यन्त्र"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamúnā",
      "word": "यमुना"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamīyas",
      "word": "यमीयस्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yámiṣṭha",
      "word": "यमिष्ठ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yamasāná",
      "word": "यमसान"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yā́ma",
      "word": "याम"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yāmaka",
      "word": "यामक"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yāmin",
      "word": "यामिन्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yāmana",
      "word": "यामन"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "yaṃsénya",
      "word": "यंसेन्य"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Prefixed Root Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "āyam",
      "word": "आयम्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "vyāyam",
      "word": "व्यायम्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "viyam",
      "word": "वियम्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "niyam",
      "word": "नियम्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "prayam",
      "word": "प्रयम्"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*yem-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*yam-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *yam-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*yem-",
        "t": "to hold"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to hold”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yam-, from Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to hold”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "root",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "यम् • (yam)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "यम् • (yam)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sustain, hold, hold up, support"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-ojo0iAQA",
      "links": [
        [
          "sustain",
          "sustain"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "hold up",
          "hold up"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to raise, wield (a weapon)"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-PZc62VJz",
      "links": [
        [
          "raise",
          "raise"
        ],
        [
          "wield",
          "wield"
        ],
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to raise, extend or hold (as a screen)"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-EYhGK-0V",
      "links": [
        [
          "raise",
          "raise"
        ],
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "screen",
          "screen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 2 2 46 6 4 22 7 0 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 2 1 51 4 3 26 4 0 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 1 1 41 5 2 20 13 0 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 7 5 32 12 5 9 14 0 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit roots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 1 2 34 6 3 17 14 0 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 1 1 35 6 3 17 14 0 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to extend one's self"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-GQdlNSmL",
      "links": [
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to stretch out, expand, spread, display, show"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-bWFDAq6J",
      "links": [
        [
          "stretch",
          "stretch"
        ],
        [
          "expand",
          "expand"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "display",
          "display"
        ],
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hold or keep in, hold back, restrain, check, curb, govern, subdue, control"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-TYzAbwsq",
      "links": [
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "keep in",
          "keep in"
        ],
        [
          "hold back",
          "hold back"
        ],
        [
          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ],
        [
          "check",
          "check"
        ],
        [
          "curb",
          "curb"
        ],
        [
          "govern",
          "govern"
        ],
        [
          "subdue",
          "subdue"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give anything in exchange for anything"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-7G7rPLzr",
      "links": [
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give up one’s self to, be faithful to, obey"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-9ZA~GzDE",
      "links": [
        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
        ],
        [
          "faithful",
          "faithful"
        ],
        [
          "obey",
          "obey"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to utter (a sound)"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-OqfObJKP",
      "links": [
        [
          "utter",
          "utter"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fix, establish"
      ],
      "id": "en-यम्-sa-root-4G5vLfNa",
      "links": [
        [
          "fix",
          "fix"
        ],
        [
          "establish",
          "establish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐm/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐm/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "यम्"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit roots",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yem-",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Primary Verbal Forms"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yácchati, Present",
      "word": "यच्छति"
    },
    {
      "english": "yamati, Present",
      "word": "यमति"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yaṃsyáti, Future",
      "word": "यंस्यति"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamiṣyáti, Future",
      "word": "यमिष्यति"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yantā́, Periphrastic Future",
      "word": "यन्ता"
    },
    {
      "roman": "áyāṃsīt, Aorist",
      "word": "अयांसीत्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "áyan, Aorist",
      "word": "अयन्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamyā́t, Benedictive",
      "word": "यम्यात्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yayā́ma, Perfect",
      "word": "ययाम"
    },
    {
      "word": "Secondary Forms"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamyáte",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ],
      "word": "यम्यते"
    },
    {
      "roman": "áyāmi, Passive Aorist",
      "word": "अयामि"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yāmáyati",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ],
      "word": "यामयति"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamayati",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ],
      "word": "यमयति"
    },
    {
      "roman": "áyīyamat, Causative Aorist",
      "word": "अयीयमत्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yiyaṃsati, Desiderative",
      "word": "यियंसति"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yaṃyamīti, Intensive",
      "word": "यंयमीति"
    },
    {
      "word": "Non-Finite Forms"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yatá, Past Participle",
      "word": "यत"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yántum, Infinitive",
      "word": "यन्तुम्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yántave, Infinitive",
      "word": "यन्तवे"
    },
    {
      "english": "yamitum, Infinitive",
      "word": "यमितुम्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yámitavái, Infinitive",
      "word": "यमितवै"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yatvā́, Gerund",
      "word": "यत्वा"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamitvā́, Gerund",
      "word": "यमित्वा"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yantavyà, Gerundive",
      "word": "यन्तव्य"
    },
    {
      "word": "Derived Nominal Forms"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yáma",
      "word": "यम"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yatya",
      "word": "यत्य"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamya",
      "word": "यम्य"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamaka",
      "word": "यमक"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamin",
      "word": "यमिन्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yámana",
      "word": "यमन"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yáti",
      "word": "यति"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yántu",
      "word": "यन्तु"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yantúr",
      "word": "यन्तुर्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yantṛ",
      "word": "यन्तृ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yantrá",
      "word": "यन्त्र"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamúnā",
      "word": "यमुना"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamīyas",
      "word": "यमीयस्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yámiṣṭha",
      "word": "यमिष्ठ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yamasāná",
      "word": "यमसान"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yā́ma",
      "word": "याम"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yāmaka",
      "word": "यामक"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yāmin",
      "word": "यामिन्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yāmana",
      "word": "यामन"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yaṃsénya",
      "word": "यंसेन्य"
    },
    {
      "word": "Prefixed Root Forms"
    },
    {
      "roman": "āyam",
      "word": "आयम्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vyāyam",
      "word": "व्यायम्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "viyam",
      "word": "वियम्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "niyam",
      "word": "नियम्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prayam",
      "word": "प्रयम्"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*yem-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*yam-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *yam-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*yem-",
        "t": "to hold"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to hold”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yam-, from Proto-Indo-European *yem- (“to hold”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "root",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "यम् • (yam)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "यम् • (yam)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sustain, hold, hold up, support"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sustain",
          "sustain"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "hold up",
          "hold up"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to raise, wield (a weapon)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "raise",
          "raise"
        ],
        [
          "wield",
          "wield"
        ],
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to raise, extend or hold (as a screen)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "raise",
          "raise"
        ],
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "screen",
          "screen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to extend one's self"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "extend",
          "extend"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to stretch out, expand, spread, display, show"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stretch",
          "stretch"
        ],
        [
          "expand",
          "expand"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "display",
          "display"
        ],
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hold or keep in, hold back, restrain, check, curb, govern, subdue, control"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "keep in",
          "keep in"
        ],
        [
          "hold back",
          "hold back"
        ],
        [
          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ],
        [
          "check",
          "check"
        ],
        [
          "curb",
          "curb"
        ],
        [
          "govern",
          "govern"
        ],
        [
          "subdue",
          "subdue"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give anything in exchange for anything"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give up one’s self to, be faithful to, obey"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
        ],
        [
          "faithful",
          "faithful"
        ],
        [
          "obey",
          "obey"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to utter (a sound)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "utter",
          "utter"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fix, establish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fix",
          "fix"
        ],
        [
          "establish",
          "establish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐm/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐm/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "यम्"
}

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