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Sharma‌ is a Hindu Brahmin surname. ‌The Sanskrit stem‌ (nom. ) ‌can ‌mean '‌joyfulness', 'comfort‌', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.

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SM1111
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Sharma
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Sharma (surname)

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Sharma‌ is a Hindu Brahmin surname. ‌The Sanskrit stem‌ (nom. ) ‌can ‌mean '‌joyfulness', 'comfort‌', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.

==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.

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