Yāmā (poetry collection)
First edition | |
| Author | Mahadevi Varma |
|---|---|
| Original title | यामा |
| Illustrator | Mahadevi Varma |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Poem |
| Publisher | Kitabistan and Bharati Bhandar (former); Lokbharti Prakashan (current) |
Publication date | 1939 |
| Publication place | British India |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 236 |
| Awards | Jñānapīṭh Award |
| ISBN | 8180313069 (2008 edition) |
Yama (Hindi: यामा, romanized: Yāmā) is a Hindi poetry collection composed by Mahadevi Varma. It compiles poems from her four earlier collections and was first published in 1939. The collection also contains several paintings, and line arts created by the poet herself.
Influenced by devotional and mystical traditions, the collection is characterized by introspective depth, emotional nuance, and a contemplative, philosophical style. For this work, Varma was presented with India's highest literary honor—the Jñānapīṭh Award for 1982—at a ceremony held in 1983. Selected poems from the collection have been set to classical and contemporary music and translated into English and several Indian languages.