As a deity name
Name 238 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
नन्दिका · nandikā · s.f.
A woman who causes happiness — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1155
Cited formation "नन्दिका" is नन्दिक + -आ: नन्दिक means "The toon-tree Cedrela toona (the wood of which resembles mahogany, and is much used for making furniture)", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "नन्दिका" is नन्दिक + -आ: नन्दिक means "The toon-tree Cedrela toona (the wood of which resembles mahogany, and is much used for making furniture)", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Recorded as a personal name: Indra's pleasure-ground, (cf. ā).
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "nandikā" is the feminine form of "nandika" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "nandika" is derived from "nandi" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
nandi m. ‘the happy one’, N. of Viṣṇu, MBh.
of Śiva, ib.
nandika mfn. Cedrela Toona, L.
N. of one of Śiva's attendants, Cat.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
nandikā f. N. of Indra's pleasure-ground, L. (cf. ib. f. ā).
nandika mfn. Cedrela Toona, L.
N. of one of Śiva's attendants, Cat.
nandi m. ‘the happy one’, N. of Viṣṇu, MBh.
of Śiva, ib.
Alternative readings
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