Dhiman
Dhiman (धीमान), Dhaman (धमान), Dhimann (धीमन) is an ancient gotra of Jats found in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. They are found in many other communities like Rajputs, Brahmans, etc.
Origin
Dhiman (धीमान) is also a name of Shiva.
History
They are Shiva Vanshi.
In Mahabharata
Sabha Parva, Mahabharata/Book II Chapter 28 mentions the list of Kings subjugated by Sahadeva towards the southern direction. Dhimans are mentioned in verse Mahabharata (II.28.50) [1]
Shalya Parva, Mahabharata/Book IX Chapter 44 mentions The ceremony for investing Kartikeya with the status of generalissimo. Dhimans are mentioned in verse Mahabharata(IX.44.5). [2]
Dhiman is also the name of an ancient king born in the ancestry of Brahma, in early Vedic civilisation.
Distribution in Haryana
They are found in Panipat district of Haryana.
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
References
- ↑ भरु कच्छं गतॊ धीमान दूतान माथ्रवतीसुतः, परेषयाम आस राजेन्थ्र पौलस्त्याय महात्मने, विभीषणाय धर्मात्मा परीतिपूर्वम अरिंथमः Mahabharata (II.28.50)
- ↑ पूष्णा भगेनार्यम्णा च अंशेन च विवस्वता, रुद्रश च सहितॊ धीमान मित्रेण वरुणेन च Mahabharata (IX.44.5)
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