As a deity name
Name 87 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
शर्म · noun · masculine
सुख । आनंद · वह जो सुखी हो · गृह । घर — Śabdasāgara
शर्म · noun · feminine
लज्जा । हया । गैरत · लिहाज । संकोच · प्रतिष्ठा । हज्जत — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ शरम
शर्म · feminine
shame; bashfulness, shyness
शर्म
shame on you; for shame!
a Hindi word of Persian origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Classical Persian شرم (šarm), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭥𐭬 (šarm).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
in comp. for śarman.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śarma" is the vocative of "śarman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. śarma n. = śarman, L.
2. śarma in comp. for śarman.
śarman n. (prob. fr. √ śri and connected with 1. śaraṇa, śarīra) shelter, protection, refuge, safety, RV. &c. &c.;
a house, Naigh. iii, 4
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