nánda 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.]