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'''Sharma‌''' is a ] ] ]. ‌The ] stem‌ {{IAST|ṣárman-}} (] {{IAST|sarma}}) ‌can ‌mean '‌joyfulness', 'comfort‌', 'happiness'.<ref>{{MWSD|page=1058 col.2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Sir Monier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUKaou4KcMC&pg=PA1058 |title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymological and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to ‌Cognate Indo-European Languages |publisher=Asian Educational Services |year=1999 |isbn=9788120603691 |pages=1058}}</ref> '''Sarma''' and '''Sarmah''' are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by ].<ref name="lii001">{{cite web |date=4 April 2003 |title=Assamese Surnames |url=http://www.languageinindia.com/april2003/assamesemalenames.html |access-date=20 October 2011 |website=Languageinindia.com}}</ref> '''Sharma‌''' is a ] ] ]. ‌The ] stem‌ {{IAST|ṣárman-}} (] {{IAST|sarma}}) ‌can ‌mean '‌joyfulness', 'comfort‌', 'happiness'.<ref>{{MWSD|page=1058 col.2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Sir Monier |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUKaou4KcMC&pg=PA1058 |title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymological and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to ‌Cognate Indo-European Languages |publisher=Asian Educational Services |year=1999 |isbn=9788120603691 |pages=1058}}</ref> '''Sarma''' and '''Sarmah''' are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by ].<ref name="lii001">{{cite web |date=4 April 2003 |title=Assamese Surnames |url=http://www.languageinindia.com/april2003/assamesemalenames.html |access-date=20 October 2011 |website=Languageinindia.com}}</ref> In the Vedas, Sharma has been referred to as ] (giver of happiness).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yajurved |url=https://vedsearch.org/yajurved/4/1/9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gargsahitya 13/52 |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/garga-samhita-english/d/doc1126954.html}}</ref>


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Surname in India and Nepal For the modern village in Yemen, see Sharmah. For the medieval harbour, see Sharma (medieval).

Sharma‌ is a Hindu Brahmin surname. ‌The Sanskrit stem‌ ṣárman- (nom. sarma) ‌can ‌mean '‌joyfulness', 'comfort‌', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins. In the Vedas, Sharma has been referred to as Shilpi (giver of happiness).

Origin

According to the Bhavishya Purana, ‌Sharma is the‌ first ‌Brahmin surname‌, which Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, is ‌said to have given ‌to King Jaisen.

Etymology‌

‌The Sanskrit‌ word "Sharma‌" is derived‌ from ‌the term "ṣárman‌," which ‌carries meanings of 'joy,' 'comfort,' and 'happiness.'‌

People

Notable people with the surname Sharma, Sarma or Sarmah who may or may not belong to Brahmin caste are as follows:

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References

  1. Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 1058 col.2. OCLC 685239912.
  2. Williams, Sir Monier (1999). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymological and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to ‌Cognate Indo-European Languages. Asian Educational Services. p. 1058. ISBN 9788120603691.
  3. "Assamese Surnames". Languageinindia.com. 4 April 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  4. "Yajurved".
  5. "Gargsahitya 13/52".
  6. Sharma, Shiv Darshanlal (2 December 2000). "Origin ‌of Sharmas". The Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

Further reading

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