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Entry नन्द्

नन्द्nand1 P. (नन्दति, नन्दित) To be glad, be pleased, delighted or satisfied, rejoice at (anything); ननन्दतुस्त-…
1. 1 Parasmaipada (नन्दति, नन्दित) To be glad, be pleased, delighted or satisfied, rejoice at (anything); ननन्दतुस्त- त्सदृशेन तत्समौ R.3.23.11;2.22;4.3. Bk.15.28.
2. To be propitious; be gracious; दैवतानि न नन्दन्ति धर्मयुक्तेन केनचित् Rām.7.15.2. -Causal (नन्दयति-ते) To please, delight, gladden, make happy; अन्तर्हिते शशिनि सैव कुमुद्वती मे दृष्टिं न नन्दयति संस्मरणीयशोभा Ś.4.3; Bk.2.16; R.9.52.
In the Gita2·57

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā. — Who in all things is without affection though visited by this good or that evil and neither hates nor rejoices, his intelligence sits firmly founded… 2·57
- अभिनन्दतिabhinandatipresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root nand (to rejoice, to be glad, satisfied) with the prefix abhi.
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