नन्दिन्nandinA son.
- A son.
- The speaker of a prelude or benediction in a drama.
- 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.
- An epithet of Viṣṇu.
- The Indian fig-tree.
Derived forms and compounds
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नन्दिन् nandin, Adjective
- नन्द्-णिनि
- Happy, pleased, glad, delighted.
- Making happy, gladdening, giving delight; अद्याप्यानन्दयति मां त्वं पुनः क्वासि नन्दिनी Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.14.
- Delighting in, liking. -m
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- A daughter; तेषां कुले त्वमसि नन्दिनि पार्थिवानाम्; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.9.
- A husband's sister.
- 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.
- An epithet of the Ganges; नन्दिनी नलिनी सीता मालती च मलापहा । विष्णुपादाब्जसंभूता गङ्गा त्रिपथगमिनी ॥
- The holy basil.
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-तनयः, -सुतः the sage Vyāḍi.
