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Ananda, ĀԲԻ岹, ĀԲԻ, Anand, Anamda: 66 definitions

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śktism

ĀԲԻ (आनन्दा, “bliss, happiness�):—Name of one of the goddesses to be worshipped during Āvaraṇapūj (“Worship of the Circuit of Goddesses�), according to the Durgpūjtattva (“The truth concerning Durg’s ritual�). They should be worshipped with either the five ܱ峦 or perfume and flowers.

Her mantra is as follows:

ह्री� ओं आनन्दायै नम�
hrī� o� nandyai nama�

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to “joy�, according to the Manthnabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik.—Accordingly, while discussing the outer signs of initiation: “The disciple who has been pierced by the (Supreme) Principle (experiences) the five-fold state. This is, joy (ԲԻ岹), an upward movement (udbhava), a tremor (kampa), sleep (Ծ) and inebriation (ūṇi) as the fifth�.

2) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to “bliss� which is associated with Oḍḍiyna, one of the sacred seats (īṻ), according to the Manthnabhairavatantra.—[...] The Wisdom Sūtra, which follows the Root Sūtra in chapter 26 and comments on it, explains that these five correspond to: 1) Oḍḍiyna—Bliss (ԲԻ岹), 2) Jlandhara—Drop of Bliss (ԲԻ岹bindu), 3) Pūrṇagiri—the Imperishable (ṣa), 4) Kmarūpa—the Supreme Energy (), and 5) Tisra�(pure) Energy (). [...]

3) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻ岹śakti refers to the “energy of bliss� and represents one of the five-fold energy in Kula, according to the Kularatnapañcakvatra verse 1.16-23ab.—Accordingly, “Will, knowledge, action and bliss (ԲԻ岹śaktiԲԻ岹 ... śakti� pañcavidh)—the fifth—is said to be Kuṇḍalī. That (reality), which has been explained in many ways, is the five-fold energy in Kula. O fair lady, know that (this) Kula teaching is internal and it pervades the entire universe along with the gods, demons and warlocks�.

4) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻ岹bheda refers to the “modality of ĀԲԻ岹� and represents one of the six modalities (ṣaṭp) of Kula, according to the Kularatnoddyota verse 1.30-35ab.—Accordingly, “[...] And that also, O fair lady, consisting of six authorities, is two-fold, divided into prior and subsequent. O most excellent daughter of the mountains, this Kula has six modalities, namely, ĀԲԻ岹 [e.g., ԲԻ岹-bheda], Āvali, Prabhu and Yogin, in due order, (along with) Atīta, and the one called Pda. Such is the Kula tradition characterized by supreme non-duality�.

5) ĀԲԻ (आनन्दा) [=ĀԲԻmb] refers to one of the consort of Stambhadeva—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjiknityhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭshasrasaṃhit.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjik Tantras.—Stambhadeva is the Cary name of this Ntha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is associated with the consorts named Carymb and ĀԲԻ岹-Amb (or Vaṭmb).

: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shaktism)

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻ岹tantra refers to one of the twenty-three Vmatantras, belonging to the Ś岵 (or Śktatantra) division of the Ā tradition. The Ś岵s represent the wisdom imparted by Devī to Īśvara and convey the idea that the worship of Śakti is the means to attain liberation. According to the Pratiṣṭhlakṣaṇasamuccaya of Vairocana, the Śktatantras are divided into to four parts, the ĀԲԻ岹-tantra belonging to the Vma class.

: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A Study

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to one of the 56 rays of the Mūldhra-Cakra which (together with the 52 rays of the Svadhiṣṭhna) are associated with the fiery plane called Rudragranthi, according to Śaṅkar峦ⲹ’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sdhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., ĀԲԻ岹]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the ś岹貹ñ or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with and , Nysa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūj.

Note: ĀԲԻ岹 also refers to one of the 62 rays of the Maṇipūra-Cakra.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).—A forest on the top of the mountain Mahmeru. It was inhabited by celestial damsels, devas, gandharvas and Maharṣis. (Chapter 93, Bhūmi Khaṇḍa, Padma Purṇa).

2) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).�(CĀKṢUṢA). Son of Maharṣi Anamitra. It was he who was born as Ckṣuṣa, the sixth Manu. There is a story behind his birth. One day, while his mother was keeping him in her lap and caressing him the baby laughed and questioned "Oh mother why are you caressing me, but look at those two cats. They consider me as their food". After some time one of the cats took the child away and put it in the cradle of the child of King Vikrnta. Vikrnta took the child as his for granted and reared him. At the time of Upanayana the King asked the boy to prostrate before his mother at which the boy exclaimed "Oh King, I am not your son. Your son is at some other place. By births and rebirths all of us have many mothers and so it is better to be above rebirths". After having said so much ĀԲԻ岹 went to the forest and started doing penance. Brahm appeared before him and blessing him said that he would become the sixth Manu and lead the world to righteousness. By the blessing of Brahm ĀԲԻ岹 was reborn as Ckṣuṣamanu. (See under Ckṣuṣa). (Mrkaṇḍeya Purṇa).

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to one who the “mystic bliss� that Śiva experienced while he was “engaged in Yoga� (yogalagna), according to the Śivapurṇa 2.2.16. Accordingly as Brahm narrated to Nrada:—“[...] On hearing these words of mine—of Brahm—in the presence of Viṣṇu, Śiva, the lord of worlds spoke to me with his face beaming with a smile: [...] Even as I am engaged in Yoga, I experience the mystic bliss [viz., ԲԻ岹]. Only a man devoid of perfect knowledge will make much of marriage and desire it. Actually it is a great bondage. Hence I am not interested in it. This is truth. I am telling you the truth�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).—�(c)—a kingdom adjoining the Dundubhi hill in Plakṣadvīpa.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa II. 14. 39; 17. 16.

1b) A Satya god.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa II. 36. 35.

1c) The Lord of first kalpa consisting 100 lakhs of years by name Bhva; this is the place of Brahm.*

  • * Vyu-purṇa 21. 28.

1d) A son of Medhtithi; a ṣa after his name, in Plakṣadvīpa.*

  • * Vyu-purṇa 33. 32; Viṣṇu-purṇa II. 4. 4 and 5.

1e) A ṣa centering round the Dundubhi hill of Plakṣa.*

  • * Vyu-purṇa 49. 14.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. IX.44.60) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ĀԲԻ岹) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śaivism

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the tradition (DZī) founded by Olintha, who was one of the twelve princes born to Kuṃkum, consort to Mīnantha, who is the incarnation of Siddhantha in the fourth yuga, belonging to the Pūrvmnya (‘eastern doctrine�) tradition of Kula Śaivism, according to the Ciñcinīmatasrasamuccaya. Siddhantha incarnates as a Kaula master in each of the four yugas. Olintha was one of the six princes having the authority to teach.

: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻgama refers to one of ܱ岵 (supplementary scriptures) of the ī岵 which is one of the twenty-eight Գ岵: a classification of the Śaiva division of Ś岵. The Ś岵 represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Prvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The purpose of revealing ܱ岵 (e.g., ĀԲԻ岹 Ā) is to explain more elaborately than that of ū岵 (e.g., Dīpta-gama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in ū岵.

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to “bliss� representing one of the Five Mystic States, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñvimarśinī (KSTS vol. 65, 330).—Accordingly, “[...] Thus, due to practicing [this insight], the qualities of His consciousness, which are aspects of Śakti, fully penetrate [those various levels], causing the [various] powers to arise. But even without practice, in the [rare] case of an instantaneous immersion into That, one obtains the state of liberation-in-life through the process of the direct experience of [the Five Mystic States]: Bliss (ԲԻ岹), Ascent, Trembling, Sleep, and ‘Whirling,� which means Pervasion�.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nṭya-śstra

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�, “joy�) refers to ‘joy� in the attainment of the desired object. ĀԲԻ岹 represents one of the fourteen ԾṇaԻ, according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 21. Nirvahaṇasandhi refers to the �segments (sandhi) of the concluding part (Ծṇa)� and represents one of the five segments of the plot (پṛtٲ or vastu) of a dramatic composition (ṭa첹).

: archive.org: Natya Shastra

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).—One of the fourteen elements of the ‘concluding segment� (ԾṇaԻ);�(Description:) Attaining objects of one’s desire is called Joy (ԲԻ岹).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to the forty-eighth of the sixty-year cycle of Jupiter, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhit (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The first year of the next yuga sacred to Indrgni is known as Paridhvi; the remaining years are—Pramdin, ĀԲԻ岹, Rkṣasa and Anala. In the year Paridhvi the Madhyadeśa will suffer and the ruling princes will perish, there will be slight rain and fear from fire; in the year Pramdi mankind will be disposed to be inactive; villagers will be at strife; red flowers and red seed will be destroyed. In the next year mankind will be happy. In the years Rkṣasa and Anala there will be deaths and decay in the land; in Rkṣasa again the summer crops will thrive and in Anala there will be fear from fire and much suffering in the land�.

: The effect of Samvatsaras: Satvargas

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to the forty-eighth ṃvٲ (“jovian year)� in Vedic astrology.—The native who is born in the �samvatsara� of �ananda� has a number of wives, is skilful, excessively adroit, is always endowed with the happiness of having a son, is learned, has sense of gratitude or thankfulness, is courteous and liberal or bountiful.

According with Jataka Parijata, the person born in the year ananda (2034-2035 AD) will be of a joyous temperament, will be devoted to the study of traditional doctrines and sacred scriptures and will be acquainted with the real nature of all things.

: academia.edu: Tithikarmaguṇa in Grgīyadzپṣa

ĀԲԻ (आनन्दा) or ĀԲԻ岹tithi is the name of the eleventh of fifteen tithis (cycle of time) according to the Grgīyadzپṣa while the Śrdūlakarṇvadna considers Mny as the eleventh. The associated deity for ĀԲԻ or Mny according to the Bṛhatsaṃhit is Īśa. A tithi was defined as one thirtieth of a synodic month (c. 29.5 days), resulting in an average tithi being slightly less than a day.

Accordingly, �(31) The eleventh tithi is said to be Sunand. One should make firm acts, kitchen, houses, towns, villages, sacrifices and assembly halls for Brahmins. (32) One should choose the best among women and servants. One should not hide money. Śiva (enemy of Kma) is the deity�.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ananda in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathsaritsgara

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the name of a physician that was ordered by queen Trdatt to examine her daughter Kaliṅgasen, as mentioned in the Kathsaritsgara, chapter 29. Accordingly, “a physician named ĀԲԻ岹, having examined the child [Kaliṅgasen], told her mother [Trdatt] that there was nothing the matter with her. He [ĀԲԻ岹] said: ‘She has lost her appetite through delight at something, not from disease; for her countenance, which appears to be laughing, with eyes wide open, indicates this�.�

The Kathsaritsgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning ĀԲԻ岹, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 󲹰 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇḍhya’s Bṛhatkath consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the name of an important person (viz., an Ācrya or Kavi) mentioned in Ჹś󲹰’s 10th-century Kvyamīmṃs.—Ānadavardhana was the follower of Kśmīra Śaiva sects. He also the court poet of king of Kśmīra, Avantivarm, which is indicated by Kalhaṇa in his work Rjataraṅginī.

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Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nryaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

1a) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the name of an ancient Pñcartra Saṃhit mentioned in the 辱ñᲹṃh: a Pñcartra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācrya, architecture, town-planning and iconography.—For the list of works, see chapter 1, verses 14b-27. The list [including ĀԲԻ岹-saṃhit] was said to have comprised �108� titles, these, different ṃh named after different manifestations of the Lord or different teachers. They are all said to be authoritative as the ultimate promulgator of all these is the same Nryaṇa.

1b) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻ岹saṃhit is also mentioned in the ʳܰṣoٳٲṃh: a Pñcartra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pñcartra priestly community.

2) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻ岹tantra is the name of an ancient Pñcartra Saṃhit mentioned in the 屹Ჹṃh or “Bhradvja-kaṇva-saṃhit�: a Pñcartra text comprising some 230 śǰ첹 mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.—In the first chapter of the Bhradvja-Saṃhit a list of canonical titles is given—supposedly, but not actually naming �108� titles. The list is almost identical to that found in the Kapiñjala-saṃhit.

3) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻ岹saṃhit is also mentioned in the 屹Ჹṃh or “Bhradvja-kaṇva-saṃhit�: a Pñcartra text comprising some 230 śǰ첹 mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.

4) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻ岹saṃhit is also mentioned in the վś峾ٰṃh: a Pñcartra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (īṣ�) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.�

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the name of a deity associated with the seventh court (屹ṇa) of the temple, as discussed in the ninth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhit (printed edition), a Pñcartra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [dvr屹ṇa-devakṣaṇa-di-vidhi]: This chapter concerns the daily ritual obligations owed to the deities whose abodes are fixed in the temple doorways—[...] In the seventh 屹ṇa are representations of the Seven Sages, the Planets and Stars, the Cloud-groups, the Ngas, the Heavenly Nymphs, the medicinal Herbs, Cows, and the Sacrifices; while at the entrances will be found ĀԲԻ岹 and Nandana. Vīrasena and Suṣeṇaka with their sixteen assistants, and the ṃs𱹲 will be encountered in the ground of the outer round (184-204a). At the outermost entrance, eight guardians keep improper people from entering the temple precincts (204b-212), while sixteen additional ṇa populate the outer gates and the outer corners ( 213-233 ).

: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (pancaratra)

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻ岹saṃhit is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Ā scripture, classified as a type of the Muniprokta group of Pñcartra Ās. The ṣṇ岵 represent one of the three classes of (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pñcara Ās are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sttvika. b. Rjasa (e.g., ĀԲԻ岹-saṃhit). c. Tmasa.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pñcartra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to “transcendental bliss (See 徱ī-śپ)�. (cf. Glossary page from Śī-󲹲-ī).

: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to:—Spiritual bliss, ecstasy, joy or happiness. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).

: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the forty-eighth of sixty years (ṃvٲ) in the Vedic lunar calendar according to the Arcana-dīpik by Vmana Mahrja (cf. Appendix).—Accordingl, There are sixty different names for each year in the Vedic lunar calendar, which begins on the new moon day (Amvasy) after the appearance day of Śrī Caitanya Mahprabhu (Gaura-pūrṇim), in February or March. The Vedic year [viz., ĀԲԻ岹], therefore, does not correspond exactly with the Christian solar calendar year.

: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhita

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to—Bliss.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Shaiva philosophy

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to “bliss�, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñvivṛtivimarśinī 2.132.—Accordingly, “[The passage] ‘inasmuch as they are [somehow] manifest in the concept [representing them� means the following]. [...] And ‘liberation,� [apprehended] as consisting of an absolute fullness the essence of which is nothing but the plenitude of a bliss (ԲԻ岹) that is not brought about [because in fact it is] innate (sahaja), [...]—[all these] must belong to the realm of phenomena; otherwise such [things] as the fact that [they] can be desired, the search for the realization of this [desire], their determination [as having] this [particular] form and place, the practice in accordance with [this determination], etc., would [all] be impossible�.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ananda in Yoga glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to the “four bodily blisses�, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “The [four] bodily blisses (ԲԻ岹) whose last is [the bliss of] cessation all arise from bindu, just as moonlight arises from the moon�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Vastushastra (architecture)

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to one of the hundred types of Temples (in ancient Indian architecture), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—It is quite difficult to say about a definite number of varieties of Hindu temples but in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurṇa hundred varieties of temples have been enumerated. For example, ĀԲԻ岹. These temples are classified according to the particular shape, amount of storeys and other common elements, such as the number of pavilions, doors and roofs.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vstuśstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to “joy� refers to one of the attributes of the Ātman (one’s own self), according to the Aṣṭvakragīt (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vednta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] You are the one witness of everything, and are always totally free. The cause of your bondage is that you see the witness as something other than this. [...] That in which all this appears—imagined like the snake in a rope, that joy (ԲԻ岹), supreme joy and awareness is what you are, so be happy [ԲԻ岹paramԲԻ岹� sa bodhastva� suk� cara]. If one thinks of oneself as free, one is free, and if one thinks of oneself as bound, one is bound. Here this saying is true, ‘Thinking makes it so�. [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vednta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

1. Ananda - One of the principal disciples of the Buddha. He was a first cousin of the Buddha and was deeply attached to him.

He came to earth from Tusita and was born on the same day as the Bodhisatta, his father being Amitodana the Sakiyan, brother of Suddhodana. Mahanama and Anuruddha were therefore his brothers (or probably step brothers). According to the Mtu.iii.176, Ananda was the son of Suklodana and the brother of Devadatta and Upadhana. His mother was Mrgi.

Ananda entered the Order in the second year of the Buddhas ministry, together with other Sakiyan princes, such as Bhaddiya, Anuruddha, Bhagu, Kimbila and Devadatta, and was ordained by the Buddha himself (Vin.ii.182), his upajjhaya being Belatthasisa (ThagA.i.68; also DA.ii.418ff.; Vin.i.202; iv. 86). Soon after, he heard a discourse by Punna Mantaniputta and became a Sotapanna. In S.iii.105 Ananda acknowledges his indebtedness to Punna and gives an account of Punnas sermon to him.

During the first twenty years after the Enlightenment, the Buddha did not have the same personal attendants all the time. From time to time various monks looked after him, among them being Nagasamala, Nagita, Upavana, Sunakkhatta, the novice Cunda, Sagata, Radha and Meghiya. We are told that the Buddha was not particularly pleased with any of them. At the end of twenty years, at an assembly of the monks, the Buddha declared that he was advanced in years and desired to have somebody as his permanent body servant, one who would respect his wishes in every way. The Buddha says that sometimes his attendants would not obey him, and on certain occasions had dropped his bowl and robe and gone away, leaving him.

All the great disciples offered their services, but were rejected by the Buddha. Ananda alone was left; he sat in silence. When asked why he did not offer himself, his reply was that the Buddha knew best whom to choose. When the Buddha signified that he desired to have Ananda, the latter agreed to accept the post on certain conditions. The Buddha was never to give him any choice food or garment (*) gotten by him, nor appoint for him a separate fragrant cell (residence), nor include him in the invitations accepted by the Buddha. For, he said, if the Buddha did any of these things, some would say that Anandas services to the Buddha were done in order to get clothes, good fare and lodging and be included in the invitations. Further he was to be allowed to accept invitations on behalf of the Buddha; to bring to the Buddha those who came to see him from afar; to place before the Buddha all his perplexities, and the Buddha was to repeat to him any doctrine taught in his absence. If these concessions were not granted, he said, some would ask where was the advantage of such service.

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One of the five daughters of the chief queen of the king of the third Okkaka dynasty (DA.i.

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Theravda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the name of a Śrvaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriy Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śkyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including ĀԲԻ岹).

: Google Books: The Inner Kalacakratantra: A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual

The Four Types of Bliss (ԲԻ岹) are part of the Sixteen Aspects (ṣoḍaś) of Gnosis (ñԲ) in terms of conventional reality.

  1. the bliss of the mind (cittԲԻ岹),
  2. the bliss of the body (kyԲԻ岹),
  3. the bliss of speech (vg-ԲԻ岹),
  4. the bliss of gnosis (jñԲԻ岹).
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the (Mortal) Bodhisattva associated with by Buddha Śkyasiṃha: one of the seven mortal Buddhas (Գṣ�) whose names appear last in the list of thirty-two Buddhas in Mahyna Buddhism.—The last seven Tathgatas are well-known, and are designated by the Mahynist as Mnuṣ� or “Mortal Buddhas�. When represented, the last seven Mortal Buddhas appear all alike; they are of one colour and one form, usually sitting cross-legged,with the right hand disposed in the Bhūmisparśa-ܻ (earth-touching attitute), which is the ܻ peculiar to Akṣobhya. [...] In paintings, the Mortal Buddhas [viz., Śkyasiṃha and ĀԲԻ岹] have usually a yellow or golden complexion. [...] Sometimes they are represented as standing, in which case the appear under a distinguishing Bodhi Tree and with a distinguishing ܻ.

ĀԲԻ岹 is brought into existence by the (Mortal) Buddha Śkyasiṃha with his (Mortal) Buddhaśakti named Yaśodhar.

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�, “bliss�) refers to one of the four faces of Cakrasaṃvara, according to the Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhaykaragupta’s Niṣpannayogvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—Accordingly, [while describing the iconography of Cakrasaṃvara]: “In the Saṃvara Maṇḍala atop Mount Sumera within a vajra-canopy (貹ñᲹ) there is a variegated lotus, on top of that a palace, in the middle of which is the Blessed Lord, standing in īḍhԲ, "archer's pose", on Bhairava and Klirtrī, lying upon a solar-disc, atop the pericarp of the lotus, dark-blue with four faces [e.g., ԲԻ岹, "bliss"], which starting in the front (and going counter-clockwise) are dark-blue, green, red and yellow, each with trinetra, "three eyes", [...]�

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

1) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the name of a śṣa (aspirant) who is mentioned as being present amongst the assembly when the Buddha went dwelling at Ჹṛh according to the 2nd century Mahprajñpramitśstra (chapter VI). Accordingly, “the venerable ĀԲԻ岹 is the third patriarch (峦ⲹ), head of the great assembly; for numberless kalpas he planted the seeds of Ծṇa; he always stays near the Buddha; he is the keeper of the baskets of the Dharma (󲹰辱ṭa첹󲹰)�.

Note: Before his death, Śkyamuni entrusted Kśyapa to watch over his doctrine; later, Kśyapa transmitted the Dharma to ĀԲԻ岹. According to the Aṅguttara I, and the stories of the first Council, ĀԲԻ岹 became the foremost of those who have heard much. The depository of the holy words, ĀԲԻ岹 received and retains the totality of the ūٰ; according to the Theragath, v. 1024, he had learned 82,000 dhammas from the Buddha and 2,000 from his colleagues.

ĀԲԻ岹 is mentioned as the “assistant� (ܱ貹ٳⲹ첹) of Buddha Śkyamuni, according to the Mahvadnasūtra. Each Buddha had his assistant (ܱ貹ٳⲹ첹), a monk specially attached to his person, entrusted with fanning him, carrying his robe and bowl for alms-round, introducing visitors. The Sanskrit Mahvadnasūtra has drawn up a list of the assistants who served the last seven Buddhas: Aśoka for Vipaśyin, Kṣemakra for Śikhin, Upaśanta for Viśvabhuj, Bhadrika for Krakasunda (or Krakucchanda), Svastika for Kanakamuni, Sarvamitra for Kśyapa, and finally ĀԲԻ岹 for Śkyamuni.

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is also mentioned as a disciple of the Buddha, according to the Vinayamtṛk of the Haimavatas.—The Vinayamtṛk of the Haimavatas knows of eight disciples who, “fan in hand, fanned the Buddha�. These were [viz., Cunda].

2) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is one of the two sons of Droṇadana, son of Siṃhahanu: an ancient king of the solar clan (徱ٲdzٰ or ūⲹṃśa) according to Mahprajñpramitśstra (chapter VI). Accordingly, “King Droṇodana had two sons: 1) T’i p’o ta to (Devadatta), 2) A nan (ĀԲԻ岹)�.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

: Google Books: Buddhist Tantra: A Philosophical Reflection and Religious Investigation

According Śekoddesa-ṭīk there are four kinds of bliss, i.e.

  1. ĀԲԻ岹,
  2. ParamԲԻ岹,
  3. ViramԲԻ岹
  4. and SahajԲԻ岹.

The firsty state of ĀԲԻ岹 is the bliss when the Bodhicitta is in the Nirmankya, second state of ParamԲԻ岹 is when Bodhicitta is inthe Dharmacakra, third state of bliss (ViramԲԻ岹) is when Bodhicitta is in the Sambhogacakra and SahajԲԻ岹 is in the state when Bodhicitta is in the Mahsukha-kya. A Vajra-tantra says that ĀԲԻ岹 means ordinary pleasure, ParamԲԻ岹 is more intense, ViramԲԻ岹 refers to detachment from the transient pleasure and SahajԲԻ岹 is a state of Mahsukha.

Corresponsing to the four stages of ĀԲԻ岹 there is the four states of mind,

  1. (wakefulness),
  2. Svapna (dream),
  3. ṣuپ (deep-sleep)
  4. and ճܰīⲹ ().

Again it refers to four kinds of elements, i.e.

  1. (body),
  2. (speech),
  3. Citta (mind)
  4. and ñԲ (knowledge).
: Buddhist Door: GlossaryOne of the Shakyamuni Buddhas Ten Great Disciples. He was first in hearing the Buddhas words. As he had excellent memory, he memorized the Buddhas sermons, which were later recorded as sutras. He was also the cousin of Shakyamuni Buddha.: WikiPedia: Buddhism

Ananda was one of many principal disciples and a devout attendant of the Buddha. Amongst the Buddhas many disciples, Ananda had the most retentive memory and most of the suttas in the Sutta Pitaka are attributed to his recollection of the Buddhas teachings during the First Buddhist Council. For that, he was known as the Guardian of the Dharma.

According to the Buddha every Buddha in the past and to come will have two chief disciples and one attendant during his ministry. In the case of Gautama Buddha the pair of disciples were Sariputta and Mahamoggallana and the attendant Ananda.

The word Ananda means bliss in Pali, Sanskrit as well as other Indian languages. It is a popular Buddhist and Hindu name.

In the Kannakatthala Sutta (MN 90), Ananda is identified with the meaning of his name:

Then King Pasenadi Kosala said to the Blessed One, "Lord, what is the name of this monk?"
"His name is Ananda, great king."
"What a joy he is! What a true joy!..."

Ananda was the first cousin of the Buddha by their fathers, and was devoted to him. In the twentieth year of the Buddhas ministry, he became the Buddhas personal attendant, accompanying him on most of his wanderings and taking the part of interlocutor in many of the recorded dialogues. He is the subject of a special panegyric delivered by the Buddha just before the Buddhas Parinibbana (the Mahaparinibbana Sutta (DN 16)); it is a panegyric for a man who is kindly, unselfish, popular, and thoughtful toward others.

: Buddhism Tourism: Glossary of Buddhist Terms

Ananda was one of the principle disciples of the Buddha and was with Him during last 25 years of His life. He is known for establishing the order of nuns. He was also picked up at the First Councli, by President Kasyapa, to recite all the sermons preached by the Buddha.

: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Buddhism

Madhyandina and Ananda II: The Buddhist Monks (1480-1400 BCE).—Gilgit Manuscript Vinayavastu part 1 (Bhaishajyavastu) mentions that Mahayana Buddhist monks Madhyandina and Ananda II lived 100 years after the nirvana of Nagarjuna Vajrapani.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) is the name of the sixth Baladeva according to Śvetmbara sources, while the Digambara has Nandī as the sixth Baladeva. Jain legends describe nine such Baladevas (“gentle heroes�) usually appearing together with their “violent� twin-brothers known as the Vsudevas. The legends of these twin-heroes usually involve their antagonistic counterpart known as the Prativsudevas (anti-heroes).

The mother of ĀԲԻ岹 is known by the name Vaijayantī according to the Samavyṅga-sūtra, and their stories are related in texts such as the հṣaṣṭśܰṣaٲ (“the lives of the sixty-three illustrious persons�), a twelfth-century Śvetmbara work by Hemacandra.

The nine Baladevas (such as ĀԲԻ岹) are also known as Balabhadra and are further described in various Jain sources, such as the Bhagavatīsūtra and Jambūdvīpaprajñapti in Śvetmbara, or the Tiloyapaṇṇatti and Ādipurṇa in the Digambara tradition. The appearance of a Baladeva is described as follows: their body is of a white complexion, they wear a blue-black robe, and the mark of the palm-tree () is seen on their banners.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

1) Anand (अनन्दा) refers to one of the eight Dikkumrīs living on the eastern Rucaka mountains (in the Rucakadvīpa continent), according to chapter 1.2 [īś-ٰ] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalkpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, “[...] Eight Dikkumrīs [viz., Anand], living on the eastern Rucaka Mountains, came in chariots rivaling the mind (in speed) as it were. After bowing to the Master and to Marudev and announcing themselves as before, singing auspicious songs, they stood in front, holding mirrors. [...].�.

Note: In the continent Rucakadvīpa is a circular mountain-ranges Rucaka. On this in the four directions are 4 temples, and on both sides of each temple are 4 mountain peaks, making 8 peaks in each direction. Each peak is inhabited by a Dikkumrī [viz., Anand].�(cf. ‘Die Kosmographie der Inder� pp. 257f).

2) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�), the son of Vaijayantī, is one of the nine white Baladevas, according to chapter 1.6. Accordingly: “[...] There will be nine white Baladevas, their (half-)brothers, sons of co-wives. [...] The sixth Bala will be ĀԲԻ岹, the son of Vaijayantī, living for eighty-five thousand years�.

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) refers to “bliss�, according to the Yaśastilaka Campū verse 2.215-216.—Accordingly, “The Self is by nature deathless and without any beginning, endowed with bliss (sa-ԲԻ岹) and infinite power, and luminous and pure. The powerful flames of sinful Karma heat it, like mercury, after lodging it in the body. Under the intoxicating power of Karma, even a man of superior merit goes reeling down to unhappy births. Se [sic] let the wise, who know the cardinal difference between the body and the Self, strive for the bliss that is free from rebirth�.

: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) or ĀԲԻ岹kath refers to one of the 157 stories embedded in the ٳ峾ǻ岹 by Somacandra (narrating stories from Jain literature, based on the Karpūraprakara), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The ٳ峾ǻ岹 represents a repository of 157 stories [e.g., ĀԲԻ岹-kath] written in prose Sanskrit, although each of them is preceded by a verse. Together, they stage a large number of Jain characters (including early teachers). [...]

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ananda in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ԲԻ岹 : (m.) joy; pleasure.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

ĀԲԻ岹, (Vedic ԲԻ岹, fr. + nand, cp. BSk. nandī joy Divy 37) joy, pleasure, bliss, delight D.I, 3; Sn.679, 687; J.I, 207 (°maccha Leviathan); VI, 589 (°bheri festive drum); DA.I, 53 (= pītiy eta� adhivacana�). (Page 100)

: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

1) ԲԻ岹 (အာနန္�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
[+nanda+a. ydicchaka.]
[အ�+နန္�+အ။ ယာဒိစ္ဆကနာမ်။]

2) ԲԻ岹 (အာနန္�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
+ԲԻ岹+
အ�+နĔĹ�+အ]

3) nand (အာနန္ဒ�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
+ԲԻ岹++
အ�+နĔĹ�+�+အĬ]

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

1) ԲԻ岹�

(Burmese text): နှစ်သက်ဝမ်းမြောက်ကြောင်းဖြစ်သေ� ပီတိ၊ နှစ်သက်ဝမ်းမြောက်ခြင်း။

(Auto-Translation): Delight and joy in being pleased.

2) ԲԻ岹�

(Burmese text): အာနန္�-မည်သောသူ။ (�) အာနန္ဒမည်သေ� ပစ္စေကဗုဒ္ဓါ။ (�) အာနန္ဒထေရ်၊ ဧတဒဂ�-ငါးတန်� မြတ်စွာဘုရား၏ အမြတ်ဆုံးအလုပ်အကျွေ� အရှင်အာနန္ဒာ။ (�) အာနန္ဒထေရ်၊ အဘိဓမ္မဋီက� (မူလဋီက�) ကျမ်းပြ� အရှင်အာနန္ဒာ။ (�) အာနန္ဒမင်း။ (�) အာနန္ဒမင်းသား။ (�) တိဿမြတ်စွာဘုရား၏သားတော� အာနန္ဒ။ (�) အာနန္ဒသတိုးသား။ (�) အာနန္ဒသူဌေး။ (�) အာနန္ဒစေတီ။ (၁�) အာနန္ဒဘီလူး။ (၁၁) အာနန္ဒလင်းတမင်း။ (၁၂) အာနန္� ငါးမင်း။မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။

(Auto-Translation): Ananda - Who is he? (1) Ananda, the great disciple of the Buddha. (2) Ananda, the most virtuous disciple of the Buddha, the Lord Aditaya. (3) Ananda Thera, the author of the Abhidhamma Tika (original Tika). (4) King Ananda. (5) Prince Ananda. (6) Ananda, the son of the great Lord. (7) Ananda the Brahmin. (8) Ananda the merchant. (9) Ananda the sage. (10) Ananda the bee. (11) Ananda the moon king. (12) Ananda the fish king. Please refer to the original.

3) nand�

(Burmese text): အာနန္ဒာမည်သေ� မင်းသမီး။ (တတိယမြောက� ဥက္ကာကမင်� မိဖုရားခေါင်ကြီး၏ သမီးတော်ငါးယောက်တို့တွင� တစ်ယောက� အပါအဝင်ဖြစ်သည�)�

(Auto-Translation): Ananda is the name of a princess. (She is one of the five daughters of the third king Ukkakamma's great queen.)

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ԲԻ岹 (आनंद).—m (S) Joy, happiness, pleasure, gratification. Five characters or departments of 0 are treated in five sections of 貹ñ岹śīԳٳ, named tmԲԻ岹, brahmԲԻ岹, viṣayԲԻ岹, vidyԲԻ岹, yōgԲԻ岹. See in order. 2 An order among Gosavis and Sanyasis.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ԲԻ岹 (आनंद).�m Happiness, joy. An order among religious mendicants or �- Բī. nandī� ԲԻ岹 Joy upon joy; ex- ceeding joy. ԲԻ岹ṇ� v i Be glad; rejoice.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ananda (अनन्�).�a. [na nandayati; nand-ṇic ac] Joyless, cheerless

-Ի岹� Name of a purgatory.

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ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).—[ԲԻ-ñ]

1) Happiness, joy, delight, pleasure; आनन्दं ब्रह्मणो विद्वान्� बिभेति कदाच� (ԲԻ岹� brahmaṇo vidvnna bibheti kadcana) T. Up. supreme bliss of felicity; आनन्� एवास्य विज्ञानमात्मानन्दात्मन� हैवं सर्व� देवा� (ԲԻ岹 evsya viñԲmtmnandtmano haiva� sarve dev�) Śat. Br.

2) God, Supreme Spirit (brahman) (said to be n. also in this sense; cf. viñԲmԲԻ岹� brahma B�. Up.3.9.28.).

3) Name of the forty-eighth year of the cycle of Jupiter.

4) Name of Śiva.

5) Name of Viṣṇu.

6) Name of Balarma (according to Jaina doctrines).

7) Name of a cousin and follower and favourite disciple of Buddha Śkyamuni, compiler of the Sūtras.

8) A variety of the Daṇḍaka metre.

-d, -dī Name of two plants (Mar. bhṅga, rnamogarī).

-dam 1 Wine, liquor.

2) A kind of house.

Derivable forms: ԲԻ岹� (आनन्दः).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).�(= Pali id.), (1) name of a well-known disciple of the Buddha, a Śkyan: son of Śuklodana Ѳ屹ٳ iii.176.14, and of Mṛgī Ѳ屹ٳ ii.157.9; iii.176.15; called servant (upasth- yaka) of Buddha پ屹Բ 90.7�8; 396.15�18; 612.1�2; called ĀԲԻ岹-sthavira Ѳ屹ٳ ii.114.9, ĀԲԻ岹-bhadra 󲹰ṇḍī첹 217.8; 218.12; in Ѳ屹ٳ iii.47.10 ff. story of how his followers among the monks proved imperfect, and how he was rebuked and instructed by Mahkśyapa; called a śṣa 󲹰ṇḍī첹 2.8; a few (out of many) other occurrences are Ѳ屹ٳ i.77.16; iii.225.10 ff.; 󲹰ṇḍī첹 215.1; 216.3; 221.3; پ屹Բ 20.6; 56.2; 69.9; 72.17; 76.10 (= 465.11); 91.21; Lalitavistara 2.4; 60.12; 73.2; 87.3; 443.7; ܱṇadzٳٲūٰ 202.5, 6; ܰ屹īū 2.11; 92.7; Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 155.2; 󾱰ṣuṇ�-첹峦 3b.2; (2) name of a Śkyan youth (perhaps = prec.?): Lalitavistara 152.12; 153.21; (3) name of a cakravarti-rjan (listed among other names ordinarily applied to disciples of Buddha): Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 3609; (4) name of a devaputra: Lalitavistara 6.12 (but omitted in some mss. and probably not original); (5) name of a yakṣa: Ѳ-ūī 18; (6) name of a king (probably not = 3): ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ i.114.7.

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ĀԲԻ (आनन्दा).—app. hem (or fringe?), around a cushioned seat, compare ԲԻ岹-paṭṭika: ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ iv.75.10.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).—m.

(-Ի岹�) 1. Happiness, joy. 2. Balarama according to the Jaina system of many Krishnas and many Balaramas. n.

(-Ի岹�) God, Supreme spirit, according to the Vedanta. f. (-Իī) A plant, vulgarly A'kanpata. E. before nadi to be or make happy, ñ aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).—[-ԲԻ + a], m. 1. Joy, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 1, 17. 2. Sensual pleasure, [Vedntasra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 209, 20. 3. Happiness, bliss, ib. 202, 3; 5.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ananda (अनन्�).—[masculine] [plural] [Name] of a cert. world.

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ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�).—[masculine] ([neuter]) joy, pleasure, bliss.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—younger brother of Iṣṭarma and Bilhaṇa (q.v.).

2) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—a naiyyika, contemporary of Maṅkha. Śrīkaṇṭhacarita 25, 84.

3) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—a vaidya, son of the poet Śambhu, contemporary of Maṅkha. Śrīkaṇṭhacarita 25, 97.

4) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—poet. See ThoԲԻ岹.

5) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—a poet. Padyvalī. Mentioned in Liṅgaviśeṣavidhi Oxf. 167^a.

ĀԲԻ岹 has the following synonyms: ĀԲԻcrya, .

6) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—ĀԲԻ岹kvya. Report. Vii.

7) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—KrakԲԻ岹 [grammatical] L. 2414.

8) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—Dharmasampradyadīpik [dharma] Report. Xxiii.

9) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—Bhagavadgītṭīk SvtmԲԻ岹vivardhinī. Bp. 271.

10) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—Mdhavnalakmakandalkath.

ĀԲԻ岹 has the following synonyms: ĀԲԻ岹dhara.

11) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—Rmrcanacandrik. K. 192.

12) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—Saṃnysapaddhati śr. Ben. 11. Bhk. 24 (by ĀԲԻśrama).

13) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—pupil of Vidyadhara: Mdhavnalaṭa첹.

ĀԲԻ岹 has the following synonyms: ĀԲԻ岹dhara.

14) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—Rmrcanacandrik. See ĀԲԻ岹vana.

15) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—son of Prabhkara, of the Daśaputra family: Āhnika.

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

1) Ananda (अनन्�):—[=a-nanda] mfn. joyless, cheerless

2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a purgatory, [Upaniṣad]

3) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—[=-ԲԻ岹] [from -ԲԻ] m. happiness, joy, enjoyment, sensual pleasure, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vjasaneyi-saṃhit; 峾ⲹṇa; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] mn. ‘pure happiness�, one of the three attributes of Ātman or Brahman in the Vednta philosophy, [Vedntasra] etc.

5) [v.s. ...] m. (in [dramatic language]) the thing wished for, the end of the drama (e.g. the Vith Act in the [Veṇīs.]), [Shitya-darpaṇa 399]

6) [v.s. ...] a kind of flute

7) [v.s. ...] the sixteenth Muhūrta

8) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva

9) [v.s. ...] of a Lokeśvara ([Buddhist literature])

10) [v.s. ...] of a Bala ([Jaina literature]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) [v.s. ...] of several men

12) [from -ԲԻ岹 > -ԲԻ] (also) Name of one of the chief disciples of Gautama Buddha, [Monier-Williams� Buddhism 47 ]etc.

13) [v.s. ...] Name of various authors etc., [Catalogue(s)]

14) [v.s. ...] [from -ԲԻ] of a country

15) [v.s. ...] mn. Name of the forty-eighth year of the cycle of Jupiter

16) ĀԲԻ (आनन्दा):—[=-ԲԻ] [from -ԲԻ岹 > -ԲԻ] ( and ī) f., Name of two plants, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

17) [=-ԲԻ] [from -ԲԻ岹 > -ԲԻ] f. Name of Gaurī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—[=-ԲԻ岹] [from -ԲԻ] n. a kind of house

19) [v.s. ...] (often at the beginning and end of proper names.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ananda (अनन्�):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. pl.

(-nd�) (In the Upanishads) the name of a world where those are doomed to reside after their death, who have not acquired spiritual knowledge or who have made to a priest a sacrificial gift of an old or defective cow &c. E. a priv. and nanda; literally: ‘having or giving no pleasure or joy�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—[-ԲԻ岹] (Ի岹�) 1. m. Happiness, joy. n. nda� God. f. ndī A plant.

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

ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āṇaṃd, Āṇaṃd.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ananda in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ānaṃda (आनंद) [Also spelled anand]:�(nm) bliss, happiness; joy, pleasure, delight; -[ṃg] peace and happiness; ~[maya] blissful, made up or consisting of happiness; the Supreme Spirit; ~[vda] the theory propounding the attainment of Eternal bliss as the summum bonum of life; ~[vdī] a believer in he theory of [naṃdavda; naṃdita] delighted, rejoiced, happy; [naṃdī] cheerful, cheery.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Āṇaṃd (आणंद) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ĀԲԻ.

2) Āṇaṃd (आणंद) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ĀԲԻ岹.

3) Āṇaṃd (आणंद) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ĀԲԻ岹.

4) Āṇaṃd (आणंद) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ĀԲԻ岹.

5) Āṇaṃd (आणंद�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ĀԲԻ.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anaṃda (ಅನಂದ):—[adjective] not beautiful; ugly.

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Ānaṃda (ಆನಂದ):�

1) [noun] great joy or pleasure; delight; happiness.

2) [noun] everlasting happiness; happiness of the highest kind; perfect blessedness; beatitude.

3) [noun] (vīr.) one of the six kinds of devotion.

4) [noun] name of a year in the Hindu cycle of sixty years.

5) [noun] 5) (phil.) the ultimate reality in the Advaita system of Indian philosophy.

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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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—n. 1. happiness; joy; delight; pleasure; bliss; 2. enjoyment; contentment; 3. God; supreme spirit; 4. name of the 48 year of the cycle of Jupiter; 5. name of a cousin follower and favorite of Buddha Shakyamuni (Gautama Siddartha), compiler of Sutras; 6. along the sat (सत� [sat ] : being) and chit (चित् [cit ] : consciousness), one of the three predicates of Brahman considered by Advaita Vedantins to constitute the essence of ultimate reality;

2) ĀԲԻ岹 (आनन्�):—adj. joyful; blissful; delighted; blessed;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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