taking delight; enjoying.

adjective finding or giving delight, delighting in, pleasurable, gladdening. SN.ii.53 (vedanā) AN.ii.59 AN.ii.61 Iti.112

Sk. nandin

finding pleasure in this and that; taking delight here and there.

joyful; happy.

finding pleasure in (the element of) water

…Pts.ii.147; Ne.72, etc.

fr. abhinandati, cp. nandin

…tatratatr’ âbhinandinī at Vin.i.10 Vb.101; as k-taṇhāhi khajjamāno k-pariḷāhena pariḍayhamāno MN.i.504. See also…

…(Pv.iv.3#46) or as “nandino devalokasmiṃ modanti kkāmino” AN.ii.62 = Iti.112; Thag.242; Ja.iii.154; Pv.ii.1#15; Pv.iii.1#16 (expl….

(usually spelt nandi) a strap, thong Ja.i.175 (rathassa cammañ ca nandiñ ca); Snp.622 = Dhp.398 (+ varatta) Snp-a.400; Dhp-a.i.44, Dhp-a.iv.160.

Sk. naddhrī to naddha, pp. of nah to bind

…cow Mhvs.21, Mhvs.18.

• -nandin rejoicing with Iti.73.
• -paṃsukīḷita a companion in play a playfellow AN.ii.186:…

…= Pp.57; DN-a.i.74; samagganandin, samaggarata, and samaggārāma, rejoicing in peace, delighting in peace impassioned for peace DN.i.4 =…

…ruin Thag.1018 (˚nandin = malign). 2. [cp vibhava 1] splendour, majesty, glory Ja.v.305; Pv-a.133 (dāna˚), Pv-a.216 (rāja˚).

fr….

…(yodhā yuddh’ âbhinandino… pabbajjaṃ yāciṃsu); Ja.i.180; Mil.293.

• -ājīva one who lives by battle or…

adjective joyful, friendly Thag.555; Ja.iv.226.

fr. ā + nand