As a deity name
Name 560 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
आनंद · masculine
a male given name, Anand or Ananda, from Sanskrit
आनंद · masculine
bliss, pleasure, happiness, joy; enjoyment, fun
Platts (p. 99) also records: Happy, joyful, cheerful
Cited formation "आनन्दी" is आनन्द + -ई: आनन्द means "Happiness, joy pleasure, delight", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "आनन्दी" is आनन्द + -ई: आनन्द means "Happiness, joy pleasure, delight", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "आनन्दी" is आनन्द + -ई: आनन्द means "Happiness, joy pleasure, delight", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit आनन्द — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
ā-nanda as, m. happiness, joy, enjoyment, sensual pleasure, RV.; AV.; VS.; R.; Ragh. &c.
ā-nanda (as), m. and (am), n. ‘pure happiness’, one of the three attributes of Ātman or Brahman in the Vedānta philosophy, Vedāntas. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: two plants
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ānandī" is the nominative dual of "ānandi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "ānandī" is the feminine form of "ānanda" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M1 · same meaning "ānandī" is the nominative of "ānandin" — the same word in a different grammatical case, derived from the stem's own paradigm.
M3 · meaning shifts "ānanda" is derived from "ānand" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ā-√ nand P. -nandati, to rejoice, be delighted, Gīt.; Bhaṭṭ. : Caus. P. -nandayati, to gladden; to bless, TUp.; Yājñ. &c. : Ā. -nandayate, to amuse one's self.
ā-nanda as, m. happiness, joy, enjoyment, sensual pleasure, RV.; AV.; VS.; R.; Ragh. &c.
ā-nanda (as), m. and (am), n. ‘pure happiness’, one of the three attributes of Ātman or Brahman in the Vedānta philosophy, Vedāntas. &c.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
ā-nandī (ā and ī), f. N. of two plants, L.
ā-nandi m. happiness, enjoyment, pleasure, L.
ānandi m. (-ndiḥ) Happiness, pleasure; also ānandī f. (-ndī.) E. āṅ, nadi to be happy, and ki aff.
ā-nanda as, m. happiness, joy, enjoyment, sensual pleasure, RV.; AV.; VS.; R.; Ragh. &c.
ā-nanda (as), m. and (am), n. ‘pure happiness’, one of the three attributes of Ātman or Brahman in the Vedānta philosophy, Vedāntas. &c.
ā-nandin mfn. delightful, blissful, happy, cheerful, Kathās.
gladdening, making happy
ā-√ nand P. -nandati, to rejoice, be delighted, Gīt.; Bhaṭṭ. : Caus. P. -nandayati, to gladden; to bless, TUp.; Yājñ. &c. : Ā. -nandayate, to amuse one's self.
Alternative readings
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