nāndī नान्दी f. (√ nand) joy, satisfaction, pleasure, [RV.]; [MBh.] eulogium or praise of a deity, (esp.) a kind of blessing pronounced as a prologue to a drama, [Mṛcch.]; [Kālid.]; [Sāh.]; [Pratāp.] &c. (in music) a partic. measure = dvādaśa-tūrya-nirghoṣa, [L.] nāndīka नान्दीक a post in a door-way set up for good luck, [W.] nāndīghoṣa नान्दीघोष nāndī—ghoṣa m. a proper N. [ib.] nāndīkara नान्दीकर nāndī—kara m. (in dram.) the speaker of the prologue a proper N. [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 63.] nāndīmukhī नान्दीमुखी nāndī—mukhī f. a female ancestor sharing in the N° Śrāddha, [W.] a kind of grain, [Suśr.] N. of a metre, [Col.] nāndīmukha नान्दीमुख nāndī—mukha mf(I)n. having a cheerful face, [Siṃhās.] (-khī rātri, f. end of night, daybreak, [Lalit.]) nāndī—mukha m. pl. (with or scil. pitaras; also °khaḥ pitṛ-gaṇaḥ) a class of deceased ancestors to whom a partic. Śrāddha, is offered (according to some the 3 ancestors preceding the great-grandfather), [GṛS.]; [Yājñ.]; [Pur.] &c. nāndī—mukha m. = nāndī-paṭa, [L.] nāndī—mukha n. ([Hcat.]) = -śrāddha n. a Śrāddha offered to a class of deceased ancestors (cf. above), [Cat.] nāndīnāda नान्दीनाद nāndī—nāda ([Mudr.]) and nāndī—nināda ([Kathās.]), m. shout of joy. nāndīpaṭa नान्दीपट nāndī—paṭa m. the lid or cover of a well, [L.] nāndīpura नान्दीपुर nāndī—pura n. N. of an eastern town, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 74], [Kāś.] nāndīrava नान्दीरव nāndī—rava m. shout of joy, [MBh.] nāndībhājana नान्दीभाजन nāndī—bhājana n. a partic. water-vessel, [Uttamac.] nāndīśrāddha नान्दीश्राद्ध nāndī—śrāddha n. = nāndī-mukha-śr°, [Cat.] nāndīnināda नान्दीनिनाद nāndī—nāda ([Mudr.]) and nāndī—nināda ([Kathās.]), m. shout of joy. nāndīpuraka नान्दीपुरक nāndī—pu°raka mfn. [iv, 2, 122], [Kāś.] nāndīviśāla नान्दीविशाल nāndī—viśāla m. a proper N. [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 63], [Kāś.] nāndīmukhaśrāddhapaddhati नान्दीमुखश्राद्धपद्धति nāndī—mukha—śrāddha-paddhati f. N. of wk. nāndīmukhaśrāddhaprayoga नान्दीमुखश्राद्धप्रयोग nāndī—mukha—śrāddha-prayoga m. N. of wk. nāndīmukhaśrāddhanirūpaṇa नान्दीमुखश्राद्धनिरूपण nāndī—mukha—śrāddha-nirūpaṇa n. N. of wk.