English Meaning of yamadaṃstra

Meaning of 'yamadaṃstra'

f (S) pop. yamadadha f The jaw-tooth of Yama. A common term for the days of the period comprising the last eight days of Áshwin and the whole month of Kartik. As the word is used plurally it expresses that whole period. It is so called because it is a period of general sickness. yamacya dadhenta asane-mpadane-ṃsampadane-njane To be in, fall into, or be caught in the jaws of Death, lit.: also, figuratively, to be under or fall under some great tormentor or great trouble. ṃyamacya dadhenta ghalane-ntakane &c. To cast into &c.ṃ

Meaning of यमदंष्ट्रा

f (S) pop. यमदाढ f The jaw-tooth of Yama. A common term for the days of the period comprising the last eight days of Áshwin and the whole month of Kártik. As the word is used plurally it expresses that whole period. It is so called because it is a period of general sickness. यमाच्या दाढेंत असणें-पडणें-सांपडणें-जाणें To be in, fall into, or be caught in the jaws of Death, lit.: also, figuratively, to be under or fall under some great tormentor or great trouble. यमाच्या दाढेंत घालणें-टाकणें &c. To cast into &c.

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