For Yama we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Ayurvedic, Classic Yoga, Hinduism, Sanskrit and Yoga.

Yama (Ayurvedic)

Rules, instructions, guidelines.

Yama (Classic Yoga)

"restrain" (to hold back) or "control" (to regulate); a moral injunction, or self-restraint. The first of the eight stages of Patanjali's ashtanga yoga system. Yama can also be a road or a path: it restrains one from wandering or getting lost.As a proper noun, Yama is the God of Death or the God of the Underworld (identified as Pluto by the Greeks; no relation to Satan). As Death, the word is literal: Yama is the ultimate restraint.Yama also refers to the planet Saturn, whose orbit is the slowest (or most restrained) of all the naked-eye planets.

Yama (Hinduism)

God of Death; ruler of the realm of the dead the 'Land of the Fathers': he was the first man to die and therefore the welcomer of others to his realm

Yama (Sanskrit)

First limb of Raja Yoga; Eternal vows - non-violence, truthfulness, etc. See page on the 8 limbs.

Yama (Yoga)

Moral precepts that have universal application. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali defined five yamas of moral conduct. They are: nonviolence, truth and honesty; not stealing, moderation and non-possessiveness.

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