# अर्यमन् (aryaman)

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अर्यमन् (aryaman) is a Sanskrit word meaning a bosom friend, companion, or play-fellow, a friend who asks a woman in marriage on behalf of another, name of an Aditya, the sun, the Asclepias plant, a bosom friend, companion, or marriage suitor. Its 24 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them An Āditya / Deity, The Sun, Bosom Friend / Companion / Groomsman.

- **SLP1:** `aryaman`  **IAST:** aryaman  **Devanagari:** अर्यमन्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaman
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/aryaman/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### An Āditya / Deity (7 definitions)
- Name of an Aditya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of an Āditya (who is commonly invoked together with Varuṇa and Mitra, also with Bhaga, Bṛhaspati, and others; he is supposed to be the chief of the Manes, Bhagavad-gītā (Title) &c., the milky way is called his path [ अर्यम्णः पन्थाः (aryamṇaḥ panthāḥ), Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa (Title) ]; he presides over the Nakṣatra Uttaraphalgunī, Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title); his name is used to form different male names, Pāṇini (Author) v, 3, 84 ), Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. [ ID=16391 ]
- One of the Adityas  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 0170-b ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) m. [ अर्यं श्रेष्ठं मिमीते (aryaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mimīte), मा - कनिन् निपातोयं (mā-kanin nipātoyaṃ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 156 ] 5 One of the Ādityas
- 1. An intimate comrade. 2. The name of an Aditya, chief of the Pitris. 3. A groomsman. 4. The sun.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 028-2 ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) arya-mán, m. intimate, comrade; N. of one of the Ādityas, chief of the Pitṛis; groomsman; sun. [ ID=2670 ]
- 1. The name of a deity. 2. The chief of the Pitris or ancestral manes.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 0052-b ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) aryaman, m. 1. The name of a deity, Rām. 2, 25, 8. 2. The chief of the Pitṛs, or Manes, Bhag. 10, 29. [ ID=1056 ]
- 1. A bosom friend, companion, or marriage suitor. 2. An Aditya, commonly invoked with Varuna and Mitra. 3. The chief of the manes. 4. The sun. 5. The Asclepias plant.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 0085-a ] Aryaman, ā, m., Ved. a bosom friend, play-fellow, companion, especially a friend who asks a woman in marriage for another; N. of an Āditya, who is com- monly invoked together with Varuṇa and Mitra; N. of the chief of the manes; the sun; the Asclepias plant. —Aryama-datta, as, m., N. of a man. —Aryama-devā, f., N. of the twelfth lunar mansion. [ ID=5947 ]
- one of the Adityas  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 092-1 ] Aryaman 1 (“comrade who negociates wedding”), one of the Ādityas. § 88 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2523.—§ 191 (Arjuna): I, 123 α, 4822 (came to the birth of Arjuna).—§ 258 (Khāṇḍavadah.): I, 227, 8267 (attacked Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna with a bludgeon furnished with sharp spikes).—§ 266 (Śakrasabhāv.): II, 7, 302 (in the palace of Indra).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 34, 1233 (Kṛṣṇa said: Pitṝṇām Aryamā cāsmi, i.e. the Sun?).—§ 615 u (Skanda): IX, 45 γ, 2507.—§ 615 (Baladevat.): IX, 54, 3049 (on the Yamunā Indra, Agni, and A. in days of yore had obtained great happiness).—§ 665 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 208 β, 7581 (an Āditya).—§ 730 (Ānuśāsan.): XIII, 18 λλ, 1368 (has sprung from Śiva).—§ 770 (do.): XIII, 151 γ, 7093 (an Āditya). [ ID=863 ]
- 1. An Aditya and son of Aditi. 2. A former Lord of Death. 3. Identified with Hari.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 1-112 ] Aryaman (I) — an Āditya, and a son of Aditi: named Mātṛkā: sons were Caṣaṇis. 1 Acted for one hundred years as the Lord of Death when Yama was cursed to be a Śūdra for that period. 2 Identified with Hari; 3 to be worshipped in houses and palace buildings; 4 one of the hinder legs of Śiśumāra. 5 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. VI. 6. 39-42; Br. III. 3. 67; II. 24. 33 and 40; M. 126. 3; 127. 23; 171. 56; 225. 12; Vā. 62. 186; 66. 66; 110. 10; Vi. I. 15. 130.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. I. 13. 15.] [ Footnote: 3) Bhā. XI. 16. 15.] [ Footnote: 4) M. 253. 30: 268. 24.] [ Footnote: 5) Vi. II. 12. 32.] [ ID=878 ]

### The Sun (5 definitions)
- the sun  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the sun, Śiśupāla-vadha (Title) ii, 39 [ ID=16392 ]
- The sun  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 0170-b ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) m. [ अर्यं श्रेष्ठं मिमीते (aryaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mimīte), मा - कनिन् निपातोयं (mā-kanin nipātoyaṃ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 156 ] 1 The sun; प्रोषितार्यमणं मेरोरंधकारस्तटीमिव (proṣitāryamaṇaṃ meroraṃdhakārastaṭīmiva) Śiśupālavadha 2. 39
- 1. The sun. 2. The arka plant. 3. The chief of the ancestors.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 067-12 ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) m. 1. The sun; 2. a name of the arka plant; 3. the head of the pitṛis, पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि (pitṝṇāmaryamā cāsmi) Bg. x.29. [ ID=3513 ]
- the Sun  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Aryaman 2 = the Sun: III, 146 (Dhaumya's enumeration).— § 630 (Rājadh.): XII, 26, 776 ( dakṣiṇena ca panthānam Aryamṇo ye divaṃ gatāḥ|etān kriyāvatāṃ lokān uktavān pūrvam apy ahaṃ ).—§ 665 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 208, 7576 (enumerated by Bhīṣma among the Prajāpatis; A. and his sons were leaders and creators of all creatures). [ ID=864 ]
- The name of the sun in the month of Madhava  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Aryaman (II) — The name of the sun in the month of Mādhava (Vaiśākha). Bhā. XII. 11. 34; Vā. 52. 2, 94; Vi. II. 10. 5; V. 18. 56. [ ID=879 ]

### Bosom Friend / Companion / Groomsman (4 definitions)
- 1. A bosom friend, companion, or play-fellow. 2. A friend who asks a woman in marriage on behalf of another.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 93,1] अर्यमन् (aryaman) m. a bosom friend, play-fellow, companion, (especially) a friend who asks a woman in marriage for another, Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title); Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title); Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa (Title) [ ID=16390 ]
- A bosom friend or playfellow  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 0170-b ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) m. [ अर्यं श्रेष्ठं मिमीते (aryaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mimīte), मा - कनिन् निपातोयं (mā-kanin nipātoyaṃ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 156 ] 6 A bosom-friend, play-fellow
- 1. A friend, especially a bridegroom's friend. 2. The name of a god.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 043 ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) m. intimate, friend, esp. a bridegroom's friend; N. of a god. [ ID=2942 ]
- 1. A bosom friend or bridegroom's friend. 2. Aryaman, the name of an Aditya.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 121-a ] aryamán [ 426a ], m. bosom-friend, esp. a bridegroom's friend, παρανύμφιος; Aryaman, name of an Aditya (invoked at the wedding, and often with play upon the appellative mg of the word). [ aryá. ] [ ID=419 ]

### A Specific Plant (Asclepias/Arka) (2 definitions)
- the Asclepias plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the Asclepias plant, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=16393 ]
- Name of the arka plant  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 0170-b ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) m. [ अर्यं श्रेष्ठं मिमीते (aryaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mimīte), मा - कनिन् निपातोयं (mā-kanin nipātoyaṃ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 156 ] 4 N. of the arka plant

### Associated with Uttaraphalgunī Nakshatra (2 definitions)
- The constellation Uttaraphalguni  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 0170-b ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) m. [ अर्यं श्रेष्ठं मिमीते (aryaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mimīte), मा - कनिन् निपातोयं (mā-kanin nipātoyaṃ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 156 ] 3 The constellation उत्तराफल्गुनी (uttarāphalgunī)
- the twelfth lunar mansion  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — देवा (devā) N. of the 12th lunar mansion. [ ID=4201 ]

### Chief of Pitṛs (2 definitions)
- The head of the Pitris or Manes  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अर्यमन् (aryaman) [Printed book page 0170-b ] अर्यमन् (aryaman) m. [ अर्यं श्रेष्ठं मिमीते (aryaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mimīte), मा - कनिन् निपातोयं (mā-kanin nipātoyaṃ) Uṇādisūtras 1. 156 ] 2 The head of the Pitṛs or Manes; पितॄणामर्यमा चास्मि (pitṝṇāmaryamā cāsmi) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 10. 29
- 1. A chief Pitri who worships Kurma-Hari in Hiranmaya. 2. Served as the calf for Pitris to milk Kavya from the earth.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Aryaman (III) — a chief Pitṛ who worships Kūrma- Hari in Hiraṇmaya. 1 Served as calf for Pitṛs to milk Kavya from the earth. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. V. 18. 29.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. IV. 18. 18.] [ ID=880 ]

### Cosmological Associations (1 definition)
- represents the thigh of the Shishumara planet  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Aryaman (IV) — represents the thigh of the Śisumāra planet; south of, is pitṛyānam. Br. II. 23. 103: 25. 111. [ ID=881 ]

### Identification with Śiva (1 definition)
- Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Aryaman 3 = Śiva (1000 names 2 ). [ ID=865 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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