As a deity name
Name 22 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
Name 220 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
श्रीमान् · adj
लक्ष्मीवान् । धनवान् । अमीर · शोभायुक्त । शोभावान् · सुंदर — Śabdasāgara
श्रीमान् · noun · masculine
तिल पुष्पी · पीपल । अश्वत्थ वृक्ष · हल्दी । हरिद्रा — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
possessed of fortune, fortunate, auspicious, wealthy, prosperous, eminent, illustrious, venerable (used, like śrī, as a prefix before the names of eminent persons and celebrated wo…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śrīmān" is the nominative of "śrīmat" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "śrīmat" is derived from "śrī" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. śrī (cf. √ śrā) cl. 9. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxxi, 3) śrīṇati, śrīṇīte (Gr. also pf. śiśrāya, śiśriye; aor. aśraiṣīt, aśreṣṭha &c.; for aśiśrayuḥ See 2. abhi-√ śrī), to mix, mingle, cook (cf. abhi- and ā-√ śrī), RV.; TS.; VS.; Br.; (= √ 1. śri), to burn, flame, diffuse light, RV. i, 68, 1.
2. śrī mfn. (ifc.) mixing, mingling, mixed with
śrī—mat mfn. See 1100, col. 2.
śrī-mat mfn. beautiful, charming, lovely, pleasant, splendid, glorious, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
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śrī—mat mfn. See 1100, col. 2.
śrī-mat mfn. beautiful, charming, lovely, pleasant, splendid, glorious, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
1. śrī (cf. √ śrā) cl. 9. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxxi, 3) śrīṇati, śrīṇīte (Gr. also pf. śiśrāya, śiśriye; aor. aśraiṣīt, aśreṣṭha &c.; for aśiśrayuḥ See 2. abhi-√ śrī), to mix, mingle, cook (cf. abhi- and ā-√ śrī), RV.; TS.; VS.; Br.; (= √ 1. śri), to burn, flame, diffuse light, RV. i, 68, 1.
2. śrī mfn. (ifc.) mixing, mingling, mixed with
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