धामन् [ dhāman ] [ dhā́man ] n. dwelling-place , house , abode , domain Lit. RV. (esp. seat of the gods cf. [ madhyamaṃ dhāma viṣṇoḥ ] Lit. Śak. ( Lit. Pi. iv , 5 ) ; site of the sacred fire and the Soma Lit. RV. ; with [ priyam ] , favourite residence Lit. VS. Lit. Br.)

  favourite thing or person , delight , pleasure Lit. VS. Lit. AV. Lit. Br.

  the inmates of a house or members of a family , class , troop , band , host ( also pl.) Lit. RV.

  law , rule , established order (esp. of Mitra-Varuṇa) Lit. RV. Lit. AV.

  state , condition Lit. Prab. i , 30

  manner , mode , tone , form , appearance (esp. in sacrifice , song ) Lit. RV. Lit. VS.

  effect , power , strength , majesty , glory , splendour , light Lit. RV. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Pur.

  accord. to some in Lit. RV. also = [ muhūrta ] , "an hour" .

  [ dhāman ] m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛishis of the 4th Manv-antara (v.l. [ dhātṛ ] ) Lit. Hariv. ( cf. Gk. 1 in 2 ; 3 , 4 ; Lat. (fam-ulus) ; Angl.Sax. (dôm) ; Goth. (domas) ; Germ. (tuom) and suff. (-tum) . )