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.]