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).
आनन्दन a. Pleasing, delighting; Rām.2.2.27. (fig. a son); ˚नं चेतसः H.1.183. -नम् 1 Delighting, making happy. -2 Paying respects to. -3 Courteous treatment of a friend or a guest at meeting and parting, courtesy, civility. -4 What gives or produces delight.
m. ep. of Arguna and of Yudhishthira; -pañkâlá, m. pl. the Kurus and Pañkâlas; -pândava, m. du. pl. descendants of Kuru (i. e. of Dhritarâshtra) and of Pându.
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))
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
noun (neuter) applauding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
delighting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
desire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
praising (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) civility (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
courteous treatment of a friend or guest at meeting and parting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
courtesy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
delighting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
making happy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of Paraśurāma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Ruru (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śukra
patr. of Śaunaka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the planet Venus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of Daśaratha
name of Rāmacandra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various authors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śatrughna Frequency rank 3337/72933
noun (masculine) name of a son of Śiva in the form of Kaṅka
name of one of the 4 or 7 mindborn sons of Brahmā (said to have preceded Kapila as teachers of the Sāṃkhya phil.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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