m.Name 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 etc., the milky way is called his path[ aryamṇ/aḥ p/anthāḥ- ];he presides over the nakṣatra-uttaraphalgunī-;his name is used to form different male names ) etc.
अर्यमन् m. [अर्यं श्रेष्ठं मिमीते; मा-कनिन् निपातोयम् Uṇ.1. 156] 1 The Sun. अहं हि पृष्टो$र्यमणो भवद्भिः Bhāg.1.18. 23; प्रोषितार्यमणं मेरोरन्धकारस्तटीमिव Śi.2.39; तिमिरमिवार्य- मरश्मिमभिः समग्रम् Śiva. B.3.5. -2 The head of the Pitṛis or Manes; पितृणामर्यमा चास्मि Bg.1.2. -3 The constellation उत्तराफल्गुनी. -4 N. of the arka plant. -5 One of the Ādityas; शं नो भवत्वर्यमा T. UP.1.1.1. -6 A bosom-friend, play-fellow. -Comp. -देवा N. of the 12th lunar mansion.
noun (masculine) (especially) a friend who asks a woman in marriage for another (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a bosom friend (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
companion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Aditya (who is commonly invoked together with Varuṇa and Mitra) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
play-fellow (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Asclepias plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the sun (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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