- शर्मन्
ṡármann. (prob. fr. ṡri andᅠ connected with 1. ṡaraṇa, ṡarīra) shelter, protection, refuge, safety RV. etc.;
etc.;
a house Naigh. III, 4 ;
Joy, bliss, comfort, delight, happiness (often at the end of names of Brāhmans, just as varman is added to the names of Kshatriyas, andᅠ gupta to those of Vaiṡyas) Yājñ. MBh. Kāv. etc.;
N. of partic. formulas VarYogay. ;
identified with ṡarva ( Kauṡ. ) andᅠ with vāc ( AitBr. );
mfn. happy, prosperous W.
Sanskrit-English dictionary. 2013.