शर्मन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শৰ্মন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬃᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• শর্মন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰨𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀭𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ၐရ်္မန် (Burmese script)
• શર્મન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਰ੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦂꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂩𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಶರ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
• ឝម៌ន៑ (Khmer script)
• ຨຣ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
• ശര്മന് (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠᡵᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘨𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᠷᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧈𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐬𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଶର୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢬ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆫𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖨𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ශර්‍මන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩼 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚤𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• ஶர்மந் (Tamil script)
• శర్మౝ (Telugu script)
• ศรฺมนฺ (Thai script)
• ཤ་རྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒩𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨫𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárma, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱél-mn̥, from *ḱel- (“to cover”). Cognate with Old English helma (whence English helm).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́ɾ.mɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐɾ.mɐn̪/

Adjective

शर्मन् • (śárman) stem

1. happy, prosperous (W.)

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of शर्मन् (śárman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शर्मा śármā	शर्माणौ / शर्माणा¹ śármāṇau / śármāṇā¹	शर्माणः śármāṇaḥ
Vocative	शर्मन् śárman	शर्माणौ / शर्माणा¹ śármāṇau / śármāṇā¹	शर्माणः śármāṇaḥ
Accusative	शर्माणम् śármāṇam	शर्माणौ / शर्माणा¹ śármāṇau / śármāṇā¹	शर्मणः śármaṇaḥ
Instrumental	शर्मणा śármaṇā	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभिः śármabhiḥ
Dative	शर्मणे śármaṇe	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभ्यः śármabhyaḥ
Ablative	शर्मणः śármaṇaḥ	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभ्यः śármabhyaḥ
Genitive	शर्मणः śármaṇaḥ	शर्मणोः śármaṇoḥ	शर्मणाम् śármaṇām
Locative	शर्मणि / शर्मन्¹ śármaṇi / śárman¹	शर्मणोः śármaṇoḥ	शर्मसु śármasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine an-stem declension of शर्मन् (śárman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शर्म śárma	शर्मणी śármaṇī	शर्माणि / शर्म¹ / शर्मा¹ śármāṇi / śárma¹ / śármā¹
Vocative	शर्मन् / शर्म śárman / śárma	शर्मणी śármaṇī	शर्माणि / शर्म¹ / शर्मा¹ śármāṇi / śárma¹ / śármā¹
Accusative	शर्म śárma	शर्मणी śármaṇī	शर्माणि / शर्म¹ / शर्मा¹ śármāṇi / śárma¹ / śármā¹
Instrumental	शर्मणा śármaṇā	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभिः śármabhiḥ
Dative	शर्मणे śármaṇe	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभ्यः śármabhyaḥ
Ablative	शर्मणः śármaṇaḥ	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभ्यः śármabhyaḥ
Genitive	शर्मणः śármaṇaḥ	शर्मणोः śármaṇoḥ	शर्मणाम् śármaṇām
Locative	शर्मणि / शर्मन्¹ śármaṇi / śárman¹	शर्मणोः śármaṇoḥ	शर्मसु śármasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter an-stem declension of शर्मन् (śárman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शर्म śárma	शर्मणी śármaṇī	शर्माणि / शर्म¹ / शर्मा¹ śármāṇi / śárma¹ / śármā¹
Vocative	शर्मन् / शर्म śárman / śárma	शर्मणी śármaṇī	शर्माणि / शर्म¹ / शर्मा¹ śármāṇi / śárma¹ / śármā¹
Accusative	शर्म śárma	शर्मणी śármaṇī	शर्माणि / शर्म¹ / शर्मा¹ śármāṇi / śárma¹ / śármā¹
Instrumental	शर्मणा śármaṇā	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभिः śármabhiḥ
Dative	शर्मणे śármaṇe	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभ्यः śármabhyaḥ
Ablative	शर्मणः śármaṇaḥ	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभ्यः śármabhyaḥ
Genitive	शर्मणः śármaṇaḥ	शर्मणोः śármaṇoḥ	शर्मणाम् śármaṇām
Locative	शर्मणि / शर्मन्¹ śármaṇi / śárman¹	शर्मणोः śármaṇoḥ	शर्मसु śármasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

शर्मन् • (śárman) stem, n

1. shelter, safety (RV., etc.)
2. house (Naigh.)
3. joy, happiness, bliss (as frequently used as suffix to names of Brahmans) (Yājñ., MBh., Kāv., etc.)
4. equal to वाच् (vāc, “voice”) (AitBr.)
5. equal to शर्व (śarva) (Kauś.)
6. name of some particular formulas (VarYogay.)

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of शर्मन् (śárman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शर्म śárma	शर्मणी śármaṇī	शर्माणि / शर्म¹ / शर्मा¹ śármāṇi / śárma¹ / śármā¹
Vocative	शर्मन् / शर्म śárman / śárma	शर्मणी śármaṇī	शर्माणि / शर्म¹ / शर्मा¹ śármāṇi / śárma¹ / śármā¹
Accusative	शर्म śárma	शर्मणी śármaṇī	शर्माणि / शर्म¹ / शर्मा¹ śármāṇi / śárma¹ / śármā¹
Instrumental	शर्मणा śármaṇā	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभिः śármabhiḥ
Dative	शर्मणे śármaṇe	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभ्यः śármabhyaḥ
Ablative	शर्मणः śármaṇaḥ	शर्मभ्याम् śármabhyām	शर्मभ्यः śármabhyaḥ
Genitive	शर्मणः śármaṇaḥ	शर्मणोः śármaṇoḥ	शर्मणाम् śármaṇām
Locative	शर्मणि / शर्मन्¹ śármaṇi / śárman¹	शर्मणोः śármaṇoḥ	शर्मसु śármasu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शर्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1058/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 620