Yamadvitiya, Yamadvitīyā, Yama-dvitiya: 6 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchYamadvitīyā (यमद्वितीया):—(2. yama Zwilling + dvi) f. Bez. des 2ten Tages in der lichten Hälfte des Kārttika [Oxforder Handschriften 284,a,45.] vrata [34,a,23.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungYamadvitīyā (यमद्वितीया):—f. der zweite Tag in der lichten Hälfte des Kārttika. vrata n. eine best. Begehung.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Yama, Dvitiya.
Starts with: Yamadvitiyavrata.
Full-text: Yamadvitiyavrata, Yamatarpana, Bhratridvitiya, Divali.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Yamadvitiya, Yamadvitīyā, Yama-dvitiya, Yama-dvitīyā; (plurals include: Yamadvitiyas, Yamadvitīyās, dvitiyas, dvitīyās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - The Efficacy of Yamadvitīyā (The 2nd day of Kārttika) < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 12 - Creation of Yameśvara (Yama-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
2.9. Dress for Worshipping < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 122 - The Celebration of Dīpāvalī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]