नन्दा

{ nandā }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

NANDĀ I   Wife of Harṣa the third son of Dharmadeva. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 66, Stanza 33] .
NANDĀ II   A river. Mention is made in [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 214, Stanza 6] , that while Arjuna had been engaged in a pilgrimage visiting the holy places in the east, he reached the banks of the rivers Nandā and Aparanandā. Many of the scholars are of opinion that this river flowed through the eastern side of the forest Naimiṣaraṇya. When the hermit Dhaumya talks about the holy places of the east to Yudhiṣṭhira, he says as follows about the river Nandā. “The beautiful mountain ‘Kuṇḍoda’ is a place which abounds in roots, fruits and water. Nala the King of Niṣadha, who was weary of thirst rested here. There is a holy temple here called Devavana which is thronged by hermits. Near this temple there is a mountain through the top of which, two rivers Bāhudā and Nandā flow.” [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 87] . During the time of the forest life of the Pāṇḍavas, Yudhiṣṭhira travelled with the hermit Lomaśa, through the basin of the rivers Nandā, and Aparanandā. During the Paurāṇic times some deities had lived in the basin of the river Nandā, and men began to come there to visit the deities. The devas (gods) did not like this and so they rendered the place inaccessible to men. From that time onwards the river basin of Nandā and the mount Hemakūṭa have become prohibited area for human beings. [M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 110] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : पार्वती, दुर्गा, नंदा, नंदा

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

   See : पार्वती

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नन्दा  f.  a f. Delight, Felicity (personified as wife of हर्ष; cf. नन्दि), [MBh. i, 2597]
   prosperity, happiness, [L.]
°दिका   a small earthen water-jar (also ), [L.]
ननान्दृ   a husband's sister ( cf.), [L.]
°दिका    N. of the 3 auspicious तिथिs (1st, 6th, and 11th day of the fortnight), [VarBṛS. ic, 2] (also , [L.])
   of the 7th day in मार्गशीर्ष, [Hcat.]
   (in music) of a मूर्छना
   of गौरी, [Hcat.]
   of an अप्सरस्, [Hariv.]
   of a daughter of विभीषण, [L.]
   of a girl connected with शाक्य-मुनि, [Buddh.]
   of the mother of 10th अर्हत् of present अव-सर्पिणी, [L.]
   of the wife of गोपाल-वर्मन्, [Rājat.]
   of a river flowing near कुबेर's city अलका, [MBh.]; [BhP.]
नन्दा  f.  b f. of नन्द q.v.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

नन्दा [nandā]   [नन्दयति नन्द्-अच्]
   Delight, joy, happiness.
   Affluence, wealth, prosperity.
   A small earthen water-jar.
   A husband's sister.
   The first, sixth and eleventh days of a lunar fortnight (considered as auspicious tithis;) नन्दा भद्रा जया रिक्ता पूर्णा च प्रतिपत् क्रमात् Jyotistattvam.
   An epithet of Gaurī.
  N. N. of a cave; नन्दागुहायामिव नागराजः [Bu. Ch.1.19.]

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

 noun  एका अप्सराः।   Ex. नन्दायाः वर्णनं पुराणेषु प्राप्यते।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben নন্দা

kas نَنٛدا

kok नंदा

mar नंदा

ori ନନ୍ଦା

pan ਨੰਦਾ

urd نَندا

 noun  विभीषणस्य कन्या।   Ex. नन्दायाः वर्णनं पुराणेषु प्राप्यते।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ori ନନ୍ଦା

   See : भद्रता, ननान्दा, दुर्गा, पार्वती