Anand, Ānand: 5 definitions

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Anand means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ānand (आनन्द्).—1 P. To rejoice, be glad or delighted; आनन्दितारस्त्वां दृष्ट्वा (ānanditārastvāṃ dṛṣṭvā) Bhaṭṭikāvya 22.14; Gītagovinda 11. -Caus.

1) To gladden, delight; जगदानन्दयेत्सर्वम् (jagadānandayetsarvam) Y.1.356; Bhaṭṭikāvya 21.12; एष ह्येवानन्दयति (eṣa hyevānandayati) Tait. Up.2.7.1;2.4.1;2.9.1.

2) To amuse oneself.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ānand (आनन्द्).—rejoice; [Causative] gladden, make happy, bless.

Ānand is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and nand (नन्द्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ānand (आनन्द्):—[=ā-√nand] [Parasmaipada] -nandati, to rejoice, be delighted, [Gīta-govinda; Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] :

—[Causal] [Parasmaipada] -nandayati, to gladden;

—to bless, [Taittirīya-upaniṣad; Yājñavalkya etc.] :

—[Ātmanepada] -nandayate, to amuse one’s self.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ānand (आनन्द्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āṇaṃda.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Anand in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) bliss, happiness; joy, pleasure, delight; -[mamgala] peace and happiness; ~[maya] blissful, made up or consisting of happiness; the Supreme Spirit; ~[vada] the theory propounding the attainment of Eternal bliss as the summum bonum of life; ~[vadi] a believer in he theory of [anamdavada; anamdita] delighted, rejoiced, happy; [anamdi] cheerful, cheery..—anand (आनंद) is alternatively transliterated as Ānaṃda.

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