dhā́man n. dwelling-place, house, abode, domain RV. &c. &c. (esp. seat of the gods, cf. madhyamaṃ dhāma viṣṇoḥ Śak. [Pi. iv, 5]
• site of the sacred fire and the Soma RV. &c
• with priyam, favourite residence VS. Br.)
• favourite thing or person, delight, pleasure VS. AV. Br.
• the inmates of a house or members of a family, class, troop, band, host (also pl.) RV. &c
• law, rule, established order (esp. of Mitra-Varuṇa) RV. AV.
• state, condition Prab. i, 30
• manner, mode, tone, form, appearance (esp. in sacrifice, song &c.) RV. VS.
• effect, power, strength, majesty, glory, splendour, light RV. &c. MBh. Kāv. Pur.
• m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛishis of the 4th Manv-antara (vḷ. dhātṛ) Hariv. [Cf. Gk. ? in [514, 3] ?
• &c. ; Lat. fam-ulus ; Angl. Sax. dôm ; Goth. domas ; Germ. tuom and suff. -tum.]

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William