Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.149

v1.c3.s19.149

Dhāman denotes in the Rigveda¹ and later² ‘dwelling’ and ‘house,’ or sometimes³ its inmates. The word is also⁴ found in the sense of ‘ordinance,’ ‘law,’ expressing much the same as Dharman, especially in conjunction⁵ with Rta, ‘eternal order.’ Hillebrandt⁶ sees in one passage⁷ the sense of Nakṣatra.