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Grammar Search

"nandana" has 2 results

nandana: masculine vocative singular stem: nandana

nandana: neuter vocative singular stem: nandana

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

amaraḥ	1.1.7-9	Masculine	Singular	nirjaraḥ, vibudhaḥ, sumanasaḥ, āditeyaḥ, aditinandanaḥ, asvapnaḥ, gīrvāṇaḥ, daivatam, devaḥ, suraḥ, tridiveśaḥ, diviṣad, ādityaḥ, amartyaḥ, dānavāriḥ, devatā, tridaśaḥ, suparvā, divaukāḥ, lekhaḥ, ṛbhuḥ, amṛtāndhāḥ, vṛndārakaḥ	immortal

kārtikeyaḥ		Masculine	Singular	mahāsenaḥ, kumāraḥ, śikhivāhanaḥ, bāhuleyaḥ, senānīḥ, ṣaḍānanaḥ, śaktidharaḥ, viśākhaḥ, guhaḥ, skandaḥ, śarajanmā, krauñcadāruṇaḥ, ṣāṇmāturaḥ, tārakajit, agnibhūḥ, pārvatīnandanaḥ	kaarttik

viṣṇuḥ	1.1.18-21	Masculine	Singular	adhokṣajaḥ, vidhuḥ, yajñapuruṣaḥ, viśvarūpaḥ, vaikuṇṭhaḥ, hṛṣīkeśaḥ, svabhūḥ, govindaḥ, acyutaḥ, janārdanaḥ, cakrapāṇiḥ, madhuripuḥ, devakīnandanaḥ, puruṣottamaḥ, kaṃsārātiḥ, kaiṭabhajit, purāṇapuruṣaḥ, jalaśāyī, muramardanaḥ, kṛṣṇaḥ, dāmodaraḥ, mādhavaḥ, puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ, pītāmbaraḥ, viśvaksenaḥ, indrāvarajaḥ, padmanābhaḥ, trivikramaḥ, śrīpatiḥ, balidhvaṃsī, viśvambharaḥ, śrīvatsalāñchanaḥ, narakāntakaḥ, mukundaḥ, nārāyaṇaḥ, viṣṭaraśravāḥ, keśavaḥ, daityāriḥ, garuḍadhvajaḥ, śārṅgī, upendraḥ, caturbhujaḥ, vāsudevaḥ, śauriḥ, vanamālī(45)	vishnu, the god

Monier-Williams Search

17 results for nandana"

nandana

mf(ā-)n. (the initial n-is not changeable to ṇ- gaRa kṣubhnādi-) rejoicing, gladdening (see daka-)

nandana

m. a son

etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also naka-

)

nandana

m. a frog (see daka-)

nandana

m. a kind of poisonous plant,

(also f. Scholiast or Commentator)

nandana

m. a particular form of temple

nandana

m. (in music) a kind of measure

nandana

m. Name of viṣṇu- or śiva-

nandana

m. of an attendant of skanda-

nandana

m. of a siddha-

nandana

m. of a

deity

(varia lectio nanda-)

nandana

m. (with jaina-s) of the 7th of the 9 white bala-s

nandana

m. of a mountain

nandana

m. of several authors (also -bhaṭṭācārya-and -miśra-)

nandana

m. of the 26th year in a Jupiter cycle of 60 years

nandana

n. gladdening or gladness

a divine garden, (especially) indra-'s paradise

etc.

nandana

n. Name of a sword

(see daka-)

nandana

n. Name of a metre

Apte Search

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nandana

नन्दन a. [नन्द्-ल्यु] Delighting, pleasing, gladdening; Ś.7; सो$यमद्य मकरन्दनन्दनो जीवलोकतिलकः प्रलीयते Māl.9.21. -नः 1 A son; Y.1.174; R.3.41. -2 A frog. -3 An epithet of Viṣṇu. -4 N. of Śiva. -5 N. of twentysixth year (संवत्सर). -ना A daughter. -नम् 1 N. of the garden of Indra, the Elysium; हन्त गच्छत भद्रं वो नन्दने पश्यत स्थितम् Mb.3.142.59; R.8.95; पुरीमवस्कन्द लुनीहि नन्दनं मुषाण रत्नानि हरामराङ्गनाः Śi.1.51. -2 Rejoicing, being glad. -3 joy. -Comp. -जम् yellow sandal-wood (हरिचन्दन). -द्रुमः a tree of the divine garden; अभिज्ञाश्छेदपातानां क्रियन्ते नन्दन- द्रुमाः Ku.2.41; -वनम् the divine grove (of Indra).

Macdonell Search

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nandana	a. gladdening; m. son, de scendant (--°ree;); n. joy; Elysium, the pleasure ground of Indra.

Vedabase Search

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nandana	Nandana	CC Adi 11.43

		CC Madhya 3.153-155

nandana	Nandana Ācārya	CC Antya 10.139

nandana	O beloved descendant	SB 10.58.39

nandana	son	CC Adi 17.100

		CC Adi 17.84

		CC Adi 17.87

		CC Adi 2.34

nandana	sons	CC Adi 10.132

nandana	the son	CC Adi 17.225

		CC Adi 17.275

DCS with thanks

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nandana	noun (masculine) (in music) a kind of measure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a frog (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a kind of poisonous plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a particular form of temple (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a son (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of an attendant of Skanda (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of the 26th year in a Jupiter cycle of 60 years (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of Viṣṇu or Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 986/72933

nandana	adjective gladdening (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 5383/72933

nandana	noun (neuter) gladdening or gladness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Indra's paradise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a metre (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a sword (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) srotoñjana Frequency rank 5499/72933

Wordnet Search

"nandana"" has 1 results.

nandana

ramya, ramaṇīya, ānandamaya, sukhada, paritoṣajanaka, manorama, manohara, subhaga, nandaka, nandana, ānandana, ānandada, harṣaka, harṣakara, harṣaṇa, prītida, modaka, pramodin, ramaṇa, rāmaṇīyaka

yaḥ ānandayati।

mama yātrā ramyā āsīt।

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