धर्मन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধৰ্মন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬃᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• ধর্মন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰨𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀭𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဓရ်္မန် (Burmese script)
• ધર્મન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਧਰ੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦂꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂩𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಧರ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
• ធម៌ន៑ (Khmer script)
• ຘຣ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
• ധര്മന് (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠠᡵᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘨𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠᠷᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧈𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐬𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଧର୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢤꢬ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆫𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖨𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ධර්‍මන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩼 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚤𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• த⁴ர்மந் (Tamil script)
• ధర్మౝ (Telugu script)
• ธรฺมนฺ (Thai script)
• དྷ་རྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒩𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨫𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

धृ (dhṛ, “to hold, support”) +‎ -मन् (-man) From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰárma, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-mn̥, from the root *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). See धर्म (dhárma). Compare also धरिमन् (dhariman).

Pronunciation 1

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐɾ.mɐ́n/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐɾ.mɐn̪/

Noun

धर्मन् • (dharmán) stem, m

1. bearer, supporter
2. arranger, orderer

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of धर्मन् (dharmán)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धर्मा dharmā́	धर्माणौ / धर्माणा¹ dharmā́ṇau / dharmā́ṇā¹	धर्माणः dharmā́ṇaḥ
Vocative	धर्मन् dhárman	धर्माणौ / धर्माणा¹ dhármāṇau / dhármāṇā¹	धर्माणः dhármāṇaḥ
Accusative	धर्माणम् dharmā́ṇam	धर्माणौ / धर्माणा¹ dharmā́ṇau / dharmā́ṇā¹	धर्मणः dharmáṇaḥ
Instrumental	धर्मणा dharmáṇā	धर्मभ्याम् dharmábhyām	धर्मभिः dharmábhiḥ
Dative	धर्मणे dharmáṇe	धर्मभ्याम् dharmábhyām	धर्मभ्यः dharmábhyaḥ
Ablative	धर्मणः dharmáṇaḥ	धर्मभ्याम् dharmábhyām	धर्मभ्यः dharmábhyaḥ
Genitive	धर्मणः dharmáṇaḥ	धर्मणोः dharmáṇoḥ	धर्मणाम् dharmáṇām
Locative	धर्मणि / धर्मन्¹ dharmáṇi / dharmán¹	धर्मणोः dharmáṇoḥ	धर्मसु dharmásu
Notes	¹Vedic

Pronunciation 2

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ́ɾ.mɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐɾ.mɐn̪/

Noun

धर्मन् • (dhárman) stem, n

1. support, prop, hold
2. established order of things, steadfast decree (of a god, esp. of Mitra-Varuṇa), any arrangement or disposition
3. will, pleasure
4. law, rule, duty
5. practice, custom, mode , manner ( [ dhármaṇā ], [ °mabhis ]; [ °maṇas pári ] in regular order, naturally; [ svāya dhar maṇe ] at one's own pleasure; [ dharmaṇi ] with the permission of, [ ádhi dh ] against the will of ( gen. ) )
6. ( esp. ifc.) nature, quality, characteristic mark or attribute

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of धर्मन् (dhárman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धर्म dhárma	धर्मणी dhármaṇī	धर्माणि / धर्म¹ / धर्मा¹ dhármāṇi / dhárma¹ / dhármā¹
Vocative	धर्मन् / धर्म dhárman / dhárma	धर्मणी dhármaṇī	धर्माणि / धर्म¹ / धर्मा¹ dhármāṇi / dhárma¹ / dhármā¹
Accusative	धर्म dhárma	धर्मणी dhármaṇī	धर्माणि / धर्म¹ / धर्मा¹ dhármāṇi / dhárma¹ / dhármā¹
Instrumental	धर्मणा dhármaṇā	धर्मभ्याम् dhármabhyām	धर्मभिः dhármabhiḥ
Dative	धर्मणे dhármaṇe	धर्मभ्याम् dhármabhyām	धर्मभ्यः dhármabhyaḥ
Ablative	धर्मणः dhármaṇaḥ	धर्मभ्याम् dhármabhyām	धर्मभ्यः dhármabhyaḥ
Genitive	धर्मणः dhármaṇaḥ	धर्मणोः dhármaṇoḥ	धर्मणाम् dhármaṇām
Locative	धर्मणि / धर्मन्¹ dhármaṇi / dhárman¹	धर्मणोः dhármaṇoḥ	धर्मसु dhármasu
Notes	¹Vedic