महानन्द

{ mahānanda }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

A King of Madra land. Dama, the son of Nariṣyanta killed Mahānanda at the Svayaṁvara of Sumanā. [Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, 130. 52] .
MAHĀNANDA I   See under Tāraka II.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

महा°नन्द  n.  m. ( °हा-न्° or °हा-न्°) gr° bliss ( -त्व n. state of great bliss), [Up.]
the gr° joy of deliverance from further transmigration, final emancipation, [L.]
a kind of flute, [Saṃgīt.]
N. of a disciple of बुद्ध, [Buddh.]
of a king, [Pur.]
of two authors, [Cat.]
of a river, [L.]

Shabda-Sagara

महानन्द  m.  ( -न्दः) Eternal emancipation or beatitude.
 f.  ( -न्दा)
1. Wine. 2. Name of a particular river.
E. महा great, आनन्द happiness.

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महा आनन्द