As a deity name
Name 375 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 618 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘the happy one’, N. of Viṣṇu
Scripturally attested Verified derivationWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "nandi" is the vocative of "nandin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "nandi" is the vocative of "nandī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
nandi m. ‘the happy one’, N. of Viṣṇu, MBh.
of Śiva, ib.
of an attendant of Śiva, TĀr.; MBh. &c.
of a Gandharva, MBh.
of a man, Pravar.
nandin mfn. (initial n cannot be cerebralized g. kṣubhnādi) rejoicing, gladdening (ifc.), MBh.; Kāv.
delighting in, liking, ib.
nandī (ī), f. Cedrela Toona, Suśr.
a kind of song or musical instrument, MānGṛ.
Caveats
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