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Yamī Vaivasvatī

यमी

Yamī Vaivasvatī

Yamī argues with her twin Yama across the whole of Ṛgveda 10.10 — a hymn built entirely as dialogue about kinship, refusal and mortality. Her verses are among the earliest sustained ethical arguments in Indian literature.