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nandनन्द्cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. iii, 30]) nándati, ep. also °te (pf. nananda, [MBh.]; fut. nandiṣyate, [ib.], °diṣyati and °ditā Gr.; aor. anandīt; inf. nanditum, [ib.]) to rejoice, delight, to be pleased or satisfied with, be glad of (instr., rarely abl.), [RV.] &c. &c.: Pass. nandyate, [MBh.] &c.: Caus. nandayati, °te aor. ananandat, to make glad, gladden, [Up.]; [MBh.] &c.: Desid. ninandiṣati Gr.: Intens. nānandyate, [Pāṇ. vi, 4, 24], [Kāś.]
nandāनन्दाnándā (ā), f. Delight, Felicity (personified as wife of Harṣa; cf. nandi), [MBh. i, 2597]
prosperity, happiness, [L.]
a small earthen water-jar (also °dikā), [L.]
a husband's sister (cf. nanāndṛ), [L.]
N. of the 3 auspicious Tithis (1st, 6th, and 11th day of the fortnight), [VarBṛS. ic, 2] (also °dikā, [L.])
of the 7th day in Mārgaśīrṣa, [Hcat.]
(in music) of a Mūrchanā
of Gaurī, [Hcat.]
of an Apsaras, [Hariv.]
of a daughter of Vibhīṣaṇa, [L.]
of a girl connected with Śākya-muni, [Buddh.]
of the mother of 10th Arhat of present Ava-sarpiṇī, [L.]
of the wife of Gopāla-varman, [Rājat.]
of a river flowing near Kubera's city Alakā, [MBh.]; [BhP.]
f. of nanda, q.v.
nandīनन्दीnándī (ī), f. Cedrela Toona, [Suśr.]
a kind of song or musical instrument, [MānGṛ.]
N. of the 6th day in a month's light half, [ib.]
of Durgā, [DevīP.]
of Indra's city, [W.]
f. of nanda, q.v.
nandaनन्दnánda m. joy, delight, happiness (also pl.), [AV.]; [VS.] &c.
(in mus.) a flute 7 inches long
N. of one of Yudhiṣṭhira's 2 drums, [MBh.]
of one of Kubera's 9 gems, [L.]
a son (in gopa- add.; cf. nandana)
N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.]
of one of Skanda's attendants, [ib.]
of a Nāga, [ib.]
(also -ka)
of a Buddh. deity, [Lalit.]
of an attendant on Dakṣa, [BhP.]
of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (also -ka), [MBh.]
of a step-brother and disciple of Gautama Buddha, [MWB. 441]
of a son of Vasu-deva, [Pur.]
of the foster-father of Kṛṣṇa and ancestor of Durgā, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] &c. (also -ka, [L.])
of a leader of the Sātvatas, [BhP.]
of a king of Pāṭali-putra and founder of a dynasty consisting of 9 successive princes, [HPariś.]; [Pur.]; [Kathās.]; [Pañc.] &c.
of the number 9 (because of the 9 Nandas), [Jyot.]
of sev. scholars and authors, [Cat.]
of a mountain, [BhP.] (cf. -parvata and nandi-giri)
nánda n. a kind of house, [Gal.]
nandiनन्दिm. ‘the happy one’, N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.]
of Śiva, [ib.]
of an attendant of Śiva, [TĀr.]; [MBh.] &c.
of a Gandharva, [MBh.]
of a man, [Pravar.]
the speaker of a prologue, [W.] (w.r. for nāndin)
f. joy, happiness, welfare, [MBh.] &c. (also m. n., [L.])
Joy personified as daughter of Heaven or as wife of Kāma and mother of Harṣa, [Pur.]
n. = dyūta and dyūtāṅga, [L.]
n. (with Jainas) a class of sacred writings (m. or f. ?), [MWB. 533.]
nandinनन्दिन्mfn. (initial n cannot be cerebralized g. kṣubhnādi) rejoicing, gladdening (ifc.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.]
delighting in, liking, [ib.]
m. son (ifc.; cf. bhāskara-n°)
the speaker of a prologue (cf. nāndin, [L.])
N. of sev. plants (the Indian fig-tree, Thespesia Opulneoides &c.), [L.]
a partic. form of temple, [Var.] (cf. °ndi-vardhana)
N. of an attendant of Śiva, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. (cf. nandi, °ndīśa, °ndikeśvara)
of Śiva's bull, [W.]
of sev. authors, [Cat.]
nandīśaनन्दीशm. (°ndi or °ndin or °ndī + īśa?) N. of an attendant of Śiva, [Rājat.]
of Śiva himself, [W.]
(in music) a kind of measure.
nandīkaनन्दीक(?) m. a cock, [L.]
nandīṭaनन्दीटm. a bald-headed man, [L.]
nandathuनन्दथुm. joy, delight, happiness, [L.]
nandakaनन्दकmfn. delighting in (comp.), [MBh.]
rejoicing, gladdening, making happy (esp. a family), [L.]
m. joy, delight, [L.]
a frog, [L.]
N. of Kṛṣṇa's sword, [MBh.]
(°kin m. its possessor i.e. Kṛṣṇa, [ib.])
m. of a bull, [Pañc.]
of a village, [Rājat.] (cf. also under nanda, m.)
nandakiनन्दकिm. (√ nand?) long pepper, [L.]
nandanāनन्दनाf. daughter (cf. kula-)
nandanaनन्दनmf(A)n. (the initial n is not changeable to ṇ, g. kṣubhnādi) rejoicing, gladdening (cf. °daka), [MBh.]; [Var.]; [Pañc.]
m. a son, [Yājñ.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (ifc. also °naka, [MBh.])
a frog (cf. °daka), [L.]
m. a kind of poisonous plant, [Śuśr.] (also f. Sch.)
m. a partic. form of temple, [Var.]
(in music) a kind of measure
N. of Viṣṇu or Śiva, [MBh.]
of an attendant of Skanda, [ib.]
of a Siddha, [BhP.]
of a Buddh. deity, [Lalit.] (v.l. nanda)
(with Jainas) of the 7th of the 9 white Balas
of a mountain, [Pur.]
of sev. authors (also -bhaṭṭācārya and -miśra), [Cat.]
of the 26th year in a Jupiter cycle of 60 years, [Var.]
n. gladdening or gladness, [MBh.] a divine garden, (esp.) Indra's paradise, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
N. of a sword, [R.] (cf. °daka)
N. of a metre, [Col.]
nanderīनन्देरीf. a kind of metre.
nandijaनन्दिजnandi—ja n. Lablab Vulgaris, [Gal.]
nandikāनन्दिकाf. N. of Indra's pleasure-ground, [L.] (cf. [ib.] f. ā).
nandikaनन्दिकmfn. Cedrela Toona, [L.]
N. of one of Śiva's attendants, [Cat.]
of a pupil of Gautama Buddha (chief of the village Uru-vilvā), [Lalit.]
nandinīनन्दिनीf. a daughter, [MBh.] &c.
a husband's sister (= nanāndṛ), [L.]
N. of Durgā, [MatsyaP.]
of Gaṅgā, [L.]
of the river Bāṇa-nāśā, [BrahmaP.]
of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [MBh.]
of a fabulous cow (mother of Surabhi and property of the sage Vasiṣṭha), [MBh.]; [Ragh.]
of the mother of Vyāḍi, [L.]
N. of sev. plants (= tulasī, jaṭāmāṃsī &c.), [L.]
a kind of perfume (reṇukā), [Bhpr.]
a kind of metre, [Col.]
(in music) a partic. composition
N. of a locality, [MBh.]
of Comm. on [Mn.]
nandakinनन्दकिन्m., possessor of Kṛṣṇa's sword i.e. Kṛṣṇa, [ib.]
nandantīनन्दन्तीf. daughter, [L.]
nandantaनन्दन्तmf(I)n. rejoicing, gladdening
m. son, friend, king
nandayatनन्दयत्mf(antI)n. = prec. mfn.
nandīmukhīनन्दीमुखीnandī—mukhī f. sleep, [L.]
nandīmukhaनन्दीमुखnandī—mukha m. (cf. °ndi-m°) N. of Śiva, [MBh.]
a kind of water-bird, [Bhpr.]
a species of rice, [Suśr.]
pl. a kind of Manes, [L.] (w.r. for nāndī-m°)
nandīpatiनन्दीपतिnandī—pati m. N. of a man, [Cat.]
nandīpuraनन्दीपुरnandī—pura n. N. of a town, [Cat.]
nandabalāनन्दबलाnanda—balā f. N. of a girl connected with Gautama Buddha, [Lalit.]
nandadāsaनन्ददासnanda—dāsa m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
nandadevaनन्ददेवnanda—deva m. N. of a king, [ib.]
nandagopaनन्दगोपnanda—gopa m. the cowherd N°'s, [Hariv.]
nandalālaनन्दलालnanda—lāla m. N. of authors, [Cat.]
nandanāthaनन्दनाथnanda—nātha m. N. of authors, [Cat.]
nandanajaनन्दनजnandana—ja m. ‘grown in the divine garden’, yellow sandal-wood, [L.]
nandapālaनन्दपालnanda—pāla m. ‘guardian of the treasure N°’, i.e. Varuṇa, [L.] (cf. above).
nandarāmaनन्दरामnanda—rāma m. N. of authors, [Cat.]
nandasāraनन्दसारnanda—sāra m. N. of a king, [VP.]
nandasūnuनन्दसूनुnanda—sūnu m. = -suta, [Vṛṣabhān.]
nandasutaनन्दसुतnanda—suta m. = -kumāra, [Bhām.]
nandayitṛनन्दयितृnan°dayitṛ mfn. giving joy, making happy, [MW.]
nandighoṣaनन्दिघोषnandi—ghoṣa m. cry or music of joy, (esp.) the proclamation of a panegyrist or herald, [MBh.]; [R.]
Arjuna's chariot, [L.]
nandiśikhāनन्दिशिखाnandi—śikhā f. N. of wk.
nandidevīनन्दिदेवीnandi—de°vī f. common N. of one of the loftiest Himalayan peaks, [MW.]
nandidevaनन्दिदेवnandi—deva m. N. of a man, [Kathās.]
nandigiriनन्दिगिरिnandi—giri m. N. of a mountain
nandikaraनन्दिकरnandi—kara mfn. causing joy or happiness (with gen.), [MBh. ii, 740]
nandi—kara m. son of (comp.), [MBh.] (cf. nandana)
N. of Śiva, [ib.]
nandikeśaनन्दिकेशnandi°keśa m. N. of a holy place, [ŚivaP.]
nandimukhaनन्दिमुखnandi—mukha m. a species of rice, [Suśr.]
N. of a man, [Rājat.]
nandisenaनन्दिसेनnandi—sena m. N. of an attendant of Skanda, [MBh.]
nanditaruनन्दितरुnandi—taru m. Anogeissus Latifolia, [Bhpr.]
nandivegaनन्दिवेगnandi—vega m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh.]
nandiṣeṇaनन्दिषेणnandi—ṣeṇa m. = -sena, in °ṇeśvara n. N. of Liṅga, [PadmaP.]
nandāśramaनन्दाश्रमm. N. of a hermitage, [MBh.]
nandātīrthaनन्दातीर्थnandā—tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha, [Cat.]
nandātmajāनन्दात्मजाf. N. of Durgā, [L.]
nandātmajaनन्दात्मजm. id., [Gīt.]
nandīśvaraनन्दीश्वरm. (°ndi or °ndin or °ndī + īśv°) N. of Śiva, [MBh.]
N. of the chief of Ś°'s attendants, [BhP.] (cf. nandin)
of one of Kubera's attendants, [MBh.]
N. of a place held sacred by the Jainas, [Śatr.]
of an author, [Cat.]
(in music) a kind of measure
nandīsarasनन्दीसरस्nandī—saras n. N. of Indra's lake, [L.]
nandīvṛkṣaनन्दीवृक्षnandī—vṛkṣa m. N. of sev. plants (Bignonia Suaveolens, Cedrela Toona &c.), [L.]
nandamitraनन्दमित्रnanda—mitra (?) m. N. of a man, [ib.]
nandapadraनन्दपद्रnanda—padra m. or n. N. of a town, [ib.]
nandaputrīनन्दपुत्रीnanda—putrī f. = -kumārī.
nandaputraनन्दपुत्रnanda—putra m. = -kumāra (°trotsava m. N. of ch. of [BrahmaP. iv])
nandayantīनन्दयन्तीnan°dayantī f. N. of a woman, [Kathās.]
nandayantaनन्दयन्तnan°dayanta mf(I)n. id., [L.]
nandayitnuनन्दयित्नुm. joy, [L.]
a son, [L.]
mfn. joyful, ib.
nandidharmaनन्दिधर्मnandi—dharma m. Nandi's or Nandin's precepts, [Cat.]
nandigrāmaनन्दिग्रामnandi—grāma m. N. of a village near Daulatābād (where Bharata resided during Rāma's banishment), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
nandiguptaनन्दिगुप्तnandi—gupta m. N. of a prince of Kaśmīra, [Rājat.]
nandikuṇḍaनन्दिकुण्डnandi—kuṇḍa m. or n. N. of a sacred bathing-place, [ib.]
nandirudraनन्दिरुद्रnandi—rudra m. N. of Śiva in a joyful or serene form, [Rājat.]
nanditūryaनन्दितूर्यnandi—tūrya n. a musical instrument played on joyful occasions, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]
nandivardhaनन्दिवर्धnandi—vardha m. N. a prince (cf. next), [R.]
nandivṛkṣaनन्दिवृक्षnandi—vṛkṣa m. Cedrela Toona, [Bhpr.] (cf. °dī-vṛ°).
nandiyaśasनन्दियशस्nandi—yaśas m. N. of a prince, [VP.]
nandāpurāṇaनन्दापुराणnandā—purāṇa n. N. of an [Upapurāṇa] (cf. nandī-p°).
nandīcaritaनन्दीचरितnandī—carita n. N. of wk.
nandīpurāṇaनन्दीपुराणnandī—purāṇa n. N. of a [Pur.]
nandaśarmanनन्दशर्मन्nanda—śarman m. N. of authors, [Cat.]
nandagopitāनन्दगोपिताnanda—gopitā f. N. of a plant (= rāsnā), [L.]
nandakiśoraनन्दकिशोरnanda—kiśora m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
nandakumāraनन्दकुमारnanda—kumāra m. ‘Nanda's son’, patr. of Kṛṣṇa, [Bhām.]
N. of an author, [Cat.]
nandanamālāनन्दनमालाnandana—mālā f. N. of a garland worn by Kṛṣṇa, [L.]
nandanavanaनन्दनवनnandana—vana n. divine grove, [R.]
nandibharataनन्दिभरतnandi—bharata m. or n. N. of wk. on music.
nandikṣetraनन्दिक्षेत्रnandi—kṣetra n. a district frequented by gods, [Rājat.]
nandināgarīनन्दिनागरीnandi—nāgarī f. a partic. kind of writing, [L.]
nandinīsutaनन्दिनीसुतnandinī—suta m. = -tanaya, [L.]
nandipurāṇaनन्दिपुराणnandi—purāṇa n. N. of a [Pur.] (cf. nandikeśvara-p° and nandīśvara-p°).
nandisvāminनन्दिस्वामिन्nandi—svāmin m. N. of a grammarian, [Cat.]
nandivarmanनन्दिवर्मन्nandi—varman m. N. of a man, [L.]
nandyāvartaनन्द्यावर्तnandy-āvarta m. a kind of diagram, [MBh.]; [Var.] (cf. °ndikāv°)
anything so formed (e.g. a dish or vessel), [MBh. vii, 2930] ([Nīlak.]), a palace or temple, [VarBṛS. lii, 32] (also n., [L.])
a cake, [MnGṛh.]
a species of large fish, [L.]
Tabernaemontana Coronaria, [L.]
the holy fig-tree, [L.]
any tree, [L.]
a kind of shell, [L.]
cf. [MWB. 523]
(in music) a partic. attitude in dancing.
nandanadrumaनन्दनद्रुमnandana—druma m. tree of the divine garden, [Kum.]
nandanandanīनन्दनन्दनीnanda—nandanī f. ‘N°'s daughter’, N. of Durgā, [ib.]
nandanandanaनन्दनन्दनnanda—nandana m. = -kumāra, [L.]
nandanodbhavaनन्दनोद्भवm. = °na-ja, [Gal.]
nandapaṇḍitaनन्दपण्डितnanda—paṇḍita m. N. of authors, [Cat.]
nandaparvataनन्दपर्वतnanda—parvata m. king N° compared with a mountain, [Kām.]
nandaprayāgaनन्दप्रयागnanda—prayāga m. N. of a place (at the confluence of 2 rivers whose names contain nanda), [Rasik.]
nandasundaraनन्दसुन्दरnanda—sundara m. N. of an author, [Cat.]