Anandana, ĀԲԻ岹Բ, Anamdana: 11 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀԲԻ岹Բ (आनन्दन).�a. Pleasing, delighting; Rām.2.2.27. (fig. a son); °नं चेतस� (na� cetasa�) H.1.183.
-nam 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.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀԲԻ岹Բ (आनन्दन).—n.
(-Բ�) 1. Civility, courtesy, the treatment of a friend or guest at meeting and parting. 2. Delighting, making happy. 3. What gives or occasions delight. E. � before nadi to make happy, and � aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀԲԻ岹Բ (आनन्दन).—[-ԲԻ + ana], n. Delight, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 204.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀԲԻ岹Բ (आनन्दन).—[adjective] delightful.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ĀԲԻ岹Բ (आनन्दन):—[=-ԲԻ岹Բ] [from -ԲԻ] n. delighting, making happy, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś]
2) [v.s. ...] civility, courtesy, courteous treatment of a friend or guest at meeting and parting, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀԲԻ岹Բ (आनन्दन):—[-ԲԻ岹Բ] (Բ�) 1. n. Delighting, civility.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ĀԲԻ岹Բ (आनन्दन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āṇaṃdṇa.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryĀṇaṃdṇa (आणंद�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ĀԲԻ岹Բ.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀnaṃdana (ಆನಂದ�):—[adjective] causing happiness; gladdening; pleasing.
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Ānaṃdana (ಆನಂದ�):�
1) [noun] the feeling characterised by pleasure, happiness or joy.
2) [noun] a treating and pleasing of guests or friends courteously.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Anamdanataka, Anamdanatani, Anandananda, Anandanandana, Anandanandanatha, Anandanandita, Anandanatha, Anandanatha mallikarjuna yogindra.
Full-text: Catakanandana, Navatmanandana, Yoganandana.
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