नन्दक

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

NANDAKA I   A tabor. Whenever the flag of Yudhiṣṭhira was hoisted, two tabors called Nandaka and Upanandaka used to be beaten. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 27, Stanza 7] .
NANDAKA II   A sword of Mahāviṣṇu. [M.B. Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 147, Stanza 15] . There is a story explaining how Mahāviṣṇu came by this sword Nandaka. In days of old Brahmā performed a sacrifice on the banks of the heavenly Gaṅgā on a peak of mount Mahāmeru. While Brahmā was sitting in deep meditation in the sacrifice Lohāsura was seen coming to cause disturbance to the sacrifice. Immediately a male being came into existence from the meditation of Brahmā. The male being paid homage to Brahmā and the devas (gods) became glad and they encouraged the male being. Because the gods greeted the male one, he was changed to a sword called Nandaka (that which is greeted or thanked for). That sword was received by Mahāviṣṇu at the request of the gods. When Mahāviṣṇu slowly took it Lohāsura came near. He was an asura of blue complexion, with thousand hands of adamantine fists. By wielding his club he drove away the gods. Mahāviṣṇu cut down his limbs one by one and those organs became metals by the touch of the sword. Then Mahāviṣṇu killed the asura. Then Mahāviṣṇu granted Nandaka a pure body and various boons. Afterwards Nandaka became the deity of weapons on the earth. Thus Brahmā, who got rid of the disturbance by the aid of Viṣṇu, completed the sacrifice. [Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 245] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : आनंदप्रद, नंदक, नंदन, नंदक

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

See : रमाइलो

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नन्दक  mfn.  mfn. delighting in ( comp.), [MBh.]
rejoicing, gladdening, making happy ( esp. a family), [L.]
नन्दक  m.  m. joy, delight, [L.]
a frog, [L.]
N. of कृष्ण's sword, [MBh.]
°किन्  m. ( m. its possessor i.e. कृष्ण, ib.)
नन्दक  m.  m. of a bull, [Pañc.]
नन्द  m. of a village, [Rājat.] ( cf. also under , m.)

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

नन्दक [nandaka] a.  a. [नन्द्-ण्वुल्]
Rejoicing, making happy, gladdening.
Delighting or rejoicing in.
Gladdening a family.
कः A frog.
 N. N. of the sword of Viṣṇu; नित्यानन्दाय भूयान्मधुमथनमनोनन्दको नन्दको नः । विष्णु- पादादिकेशान्तवर्णनस्तोत्रम् 4.
A sword in general.
Happiness.
Nanda, the foster-father of Kṛiṣṇa.
 N. N. of a gem. [Kau.A.2.11.]

Shabda-Sagara

नन्दक  mfn.  ( -कः-का-कं)
1. Rejoicing, making happy or delighted.
2. Cherishing or rearing a family.
 m.  ( -कः)
1. Happiness, pleasure.
2. The sword of KRISHṆA.
3. The foster father of KRISHṆA.
4. A frog.
E. नदि to make happy, affix ण्वुल् .

ROOTS:

नदि ण्वुल् .

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

See : रमणीय, रम्य