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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नन्दनnandanaa.Delighting, pleasing, gladdening; Ś.7; सोऽयमद्य मकरन्दनन्दनो जीवलोकतिलकः प्रलीयते Māl.9.21.

    [नन्द्-ल्यु]

    Delighting, pleasing, gladdening; Ś.7; सोऽयमद्य मकरन्दनन्दनो जीवलोकतिलकः प्रलीयते Māl.9.21.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नः

      1. A son; Y.1.174; R.3.41.
      2. A frog.
      3. An epithet of Viṣṇu.
      4. Name of Śiva.
      5. Name of twentysixth year (संवत्सर).

    • -ना A daughter.

    • -नम्

      1. Name of the garden of Indra, the Elysium; हन्त गच्छत भद्रं वो नन्दने पश्यत स्थितम् Mb.3.142.59; R.8.95; पुरीमवस्कन्द लुनीहि नन्दनं मुषाण रत्नानि हरामराङ्गनाः Śi.1.51.
      2. Rejoicing, being glad.
      3. joy.

    • -जम् yellow sandal-wood (हरिचन्दन).

    • -द्रुमः a tree of the divine garden; अभिज्ञाश्छेदपातानां क्रियन्ते नन्दन- द्रुमाः Ku.2.41;

    • -वनम् the divine grove (of Indra).

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  2. अभिनन्दनम्abhinandanam1 Rejoicing at, greeting, welcoming.
    1. 1 Rejoicing at, greeting, welcoming.
    2. Praising, approving.
    3. Wish, desire.
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  3. अभिनन्दनीयabhinandanīyaनन्द्य [nandya], नन्द्य pot. p. To be rejoiced at, praised, or applauded; काममेतदभिनन्दनीयम् Ś.5; (जनस्य)…

    नन्द्य nandya, नन्द्य Potential passive participle To be rejoiced at, praised, or applauded; काममेतदभिनन्दनीयम् Ś.5; (जनस्य) द्वावप्य- भूतामभिनन्द्यसत्त्वौ R.5.31.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नन्दनnandana[nand-ana] a. gladdening; m. son, de scendant (--˚); n. joy; Elysium, the pleasure ground of Indra.

    [nand-ana] adjective gladdening; masculine son, de scendant (--˚); neuter joy; Elysium, the pleasure ground of Indra.

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  2. अभिनन्दनीयabhinandanīya[abhi-nand-anîya] fp. to be praised; -ya, fp. id.; -in, a. delighting in (--˚).

    [abhi-nand-anîya] future participle passive to be praised; -ya, future participle passive the same; -in, adjective delighting in (--˚).

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  3. अरिनन्दनarinandana[ari-nandana] a. rejoicing one's foes.

    [ari-nandana] adjective rejoicing one's foes.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नन्दनnandanamf(आ)n. (the initial न् is not changeable to ण् g. क्षुभ्ना*दि) rejoicing, gladdening (cf. ˚दक) MBh. Var.…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (the initial न् is not changeable to ण् gaRa क्षुभ्ना*दि) rejoicing, gladdening (confer, compare that the rest of a word is to be suppliedदक) MBh. Var. Pan5c.
    2. masculine gender a son Ya1jn5. MBh. Ka1v. etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedनक MBh.)
    3. masculine gender a frog (confer, compare that the rest of a word is to be suppliedदक) Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender a kind of poisonous plant, S3us3r. (also feminine Scholiast or Commentator)
    5. masculine gender a particular form of temple Var.
    6. masculine gender (in music) a kind of measure
    7. masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु or S3iva शिव MBh.
    8. masculine gender of an attendant of Skanda स्कन्द ibidem
    9. masculine gender of a Siddha सिद्ध BhP.
    10. masculine gender of a Buddh. deity Lalit. (varia lectio नन्द)
    11. masculine gender (with Jainas जैन s) of the 7th of the 9 white Balas बल s
    12. masculine gender of a mountain Pur.
    13. masculine gender of several authors (also -भट्टा*चार्य and -मिश्र) catalogue or catalogues
    14. masculine gender of the 26th year in a Jupiter cycle of 60 years Var.
    15. neuter gender gladdening or gladness MBh. a divine garden, (especially) Indra इन्द्र 's paradise MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    16. neuter gender Name of a sword R. (confer, compare that the rest of a word is to be suppliedदक)
    17. neuter gender Name of a metre Col.
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  2. अदितिनन्दनaditinandanam. = -ज q.v.

    masculine gender Equivalent to -ज quod vide

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  3. अभिनन्दनabhinandanan. delighting L.
    1. neuter gender delighting Lexicographers
    2. neuter gender praising, applauding Lexicographers
    3. neuter gender wish, desire Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender Name of the fourth Jaina जैन Arhat अर्हत् of the present Avasarpin2i1 अवसर्पिणी .
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  4. अभिनन्दनीयabhinandanīyamfn. to be acknowledged or applauded S3a1k.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be acknowledged or applauded S3a1k.

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