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यमदूतyamadūta

यमदूत (yamadūta) is a Sanskrit word meaning a messenger of Yama, a crow, a race or family, the name of one of the nine Samidhs, an infernal spirit, a minister of Yama, a messenger of death. Its 11 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Messenger of Yama, A Crow, A Proper Name (Son of Viśvāmitra).

Etymology
E. यप्त YAMA, and दूत a messenger
Definitions
11
View Declension Tables , 48 forms

Meanings by context

Messenger of Yama

7 definitions
a messenger of Yama

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a messenger of Yama who escorts the souls of the dead to judgment and their final destination

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an infernal spirit, a minister of Yama

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A messenger of death. 2. A crow.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A messenger or minister of Yama who brings the souls of the dead to judgment. 2. A crow.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a messenger of Yama

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

messengers of Yama who encountered Vishnu's messengers at the death of Ajamila

— The Purana Index

A Crow

1 definition
a crow

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Proper Name (Son of Viśvāmitra)

1 definition
a son of Vishvamitra

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Race or Family Name

1 definition
a race or family

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Samidh (Yamadūtī)

1 definition
the name of one of the nine Samidhs

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.