joy, pleasure, bliss, delight DN.i.3; Snp.679, Snp.687; Ja.i.207 (˚maccha leviathan); Ja.vi.589 (˚bheri festive drum) DN-a.i.53 (= pītiyā etaṃ adhivacanaṃ).

Vedic ānanda, fr. ā + nand, cp. BSk. ānandī joy Divy.37