नन्दिन्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नन्दिन्  mfn.  mfn. (initial न् cannot be cerebralized g. क्षुभ्ना-दि) rejoicing, gladdening ( ifc.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.]
   delighting in, liking, ib.
नन्दिन्  m.  m. son ( ifc.; cf. भा-स्कर-न्°)
नान्दिन्   the speaker of a prologue ( cf., [L.])
    N. of sev. plants (the Indian fig-tree, Thespesia Opulneoides &c.), [L.]
°न्दि-वर्धन   a partic. form of temple, [Var.] ( cf.)

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°न्दि वर्धन

नन्दि    N. of an attendant of शिव, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. ( cf., °न्दी-श, °न्दिकेश्वर)
   of शिव's bull, [W.]
   of sev. authors, [Cat.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

नन्दिन् [nandin] a.  a. [नन्द्-णिनि]
   Happy, pleased, glad, delighted.
   Making happy, gladdening, giving delight; अद्याप्यानन्दयति मां त्वं पुनः क्वासि नन्दिनी [U.3.14.]
   Delighting in, liking. -m
   A son.
   The speaker of a prelude or benediction in a drama.
  N. N. of the door-keeper of Śiva, his chief attendant, or of the bull which he rides; लतागृहद्वारगतोऽथ नन्दी [Ku.3.41;] [Māl.1.1.]
   An epithet of Viṣṇu.
   The Indian fig-tree.
   नी A daughter; तेषां कुले त्वमसि नन्दिनि पार्थिवानाम्; [U.1.9.]
   A husband's sister.
   A fabulous cow, daughter of Surabhi, yielding all desires (कामधेनु) and in the possession of the sage Vasisṭha; अनिन्द्या नन्दिनी नाम धेनुराववृते वनात् [R.1.82;2.69.]
   An epithet of the Ganges; नन्दिनी नलिनी सीता मालती च मलापहा । विष्णुपादाब्जसंभूता गङ्गा त्रिपथगमिनी ॥
   The holy basil.-Comp.
-तनयः, -सुतः   the sage Vyāḍi.

Shabda-Sagara

नन्दिन्  mfn.  ( -न्दी-न्दिनी-न्दि) Happy, rejoiced, delighted.
  m.  ( -न्दी)
   1. The name of one of ŚIVA'S chamberlains, and chief attendants.
   2. The Indian fig tree.
   3. Parspipal, (Hibiscus populneoides.)
   4. The speaker of the prelude or prologue to a drama.
  f.  ( -न्दिनी)
   1. A name of the goddess PĀRVATI.
   2. GANGĀ, the river goddess.
   3. A hus- band's sister.
   4. A fabulous cow, related to the cow of plenty, and the property of the sage VAŚISHṬHA.
   5. The Alakānanda river. 6. The mother of the writer VYĀRI.
    E. नन्द happiness, णिनि aff.

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नन्द णिनि