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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नन्दिन्nandina.Happy, pleased, glad, delighted.

    [नन्द्-णिनि]

    1. Happy, pleased, glad, delighted.
    2. Making happy, gladdening, giving delight; अद्याप्यानन्दयति मां त्वं पुनः क्वासि नन्दिनी Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.14.
    3. Delighting in, liking. -m
    4. A son.
    5. The speaker of a prelude or benediction in a drama.
    6. Name of the door-keeper of Śiva, his chief attendant, or of the bull which he rides; लतागृहद्वारगतोऽथ नन्दी Ku.3.41; Māl.1.1.
    7. An epithet of Viṣṇu.
    8. The Indian fig-tree.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नी

      1. A daughter; तेषां कुले त्वमसि नन्दिनि पार्थिवानाम्; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.9.
      2. A husband's sister.
      3. A fabulous cow, daughter of Surabhi, yielding all desires (कामधेनु) and in the possession of the sage Vasisṭha; अनिन्द्या नन्दिनी नाम धेनुराववृते वनात् R.1.82;2.69.
      4. An epithet of the Ganges; नन्दिनी नलिनी सीता मालती च मलापहा । विष्णुपादाब्जसंभूता गङ्गा त्रिपथगमिनी ॥
      5. The holy basil.

    • -तनयः, -सुतः the sage Vyāḍi.

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  2. अभिनन्दिन्abhinandina.(At the end of comp.) Rejoicing at, approving, praising &c.

    (At the end of comp.) Rejoicing at, approving, praising etc.

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  3. आनन्दिन्ānandina.Happy, joyful, delighted.

    [आ-नन्द्-णिनि]

    1. Happy, joyful, delighted.
    2. Pleasing, giving delight. रसह्येवायं लब्ध्वाऽनन्दी भवति T. Up.2.7.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नन्दिन्nandin[nand-in] a. (--˚) rejoicing in; glad dening; m. son (--˚); ep. of Siva; N. of an attendant of Siva; N. of…

    [nand-in] adjective (--˚) rejoicing in; glad dening; masculine son (--˚); epithet of Siva; noun of an attendant of Siva; noun of Siva's bull.

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  2. आनन्दिन्ānandin[ânand-ín] a. joyful; delighting.

    [ânand-ín] adjective joyful; delighting.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नन्दिन्nandinmfn. (initial न् cannot be cerebralized g. क्षुभ्ना*दि) rejoicing, gladdening (ifc.) MBh. Ka1v.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (initial न् cannot be cerebralized gaRa क्षुभ्ना*दि) rejoicing, gladdening (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') MBh. Ka1v.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective delighting in, liking ibidem
    3. masculine gender son (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'; confer, compare भा*स्कर-न्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    4. masculine gender the speaker of a prologue (confer, compare नान्दिन् Lexicographers)
    5. masculine gender Name of several plants (the Indian fig-tree, Thespesia Opulneoides etc.) Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender a particular form of temple Var. (confer, compare that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्दि-वर्धन)
    7. masculine gender Name of an attendant of S3iva शिव MBh. Hariv. etc. (confer, compare नन्दि, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्दी*श, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedन्दिकेश्वर)
    8. masculine gender of S3iva शिव 's bull W.
    9. masculine gender of several authors catalogue or catalogues
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  2. अभिनन्दिन्abhinandinmfn. rejoicing at, wishing, desiring (ifc.)

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective rejoicing at, wishing, desiring (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound')

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  3. आगतनन्दिन्āgatanandin([or /आ-गत-नर्दिन् Ka1s3.]) mfn. (g. युक्ता*रोह्य्-आदि q.v.)

    ([or /आ-गत-नर्दिन् Ka1s3.]) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (gaRa युक्ता*रोह्य्-आदि quod vide)

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  4. आनन्दिन्ānandinmfn. delightful, blissful, happy, cheerful Katha1s.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective delightful, blissful, happy, cheerful Katha1s.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective gladdening, making happy
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Name of a man.
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  5. कृष्णनन्दिन्kṛṣṇanandinm. N. of a poet, Inscr.

    masculine gender Name of a poet, Inscriptions

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