Nanada, Naṇada: 6 definitions
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Nanada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nanad.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynaṇada (नणद) [or नणंद, naṇanda].—f (nandā S) The sister of one's husband.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnaṇada (नणद) [or naṇanda, or नणंद].—The sister of one's husband.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNānada (नानद):—n. Name of a Sāman, [Brāhmaṇa] ([wrong reading] nānanda).
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNanada (ननद) [Also spelled nanad]:—(nf) sister-in-law, husband’s sister.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nanadana, Nanadarshana, Nanadassana, Nanadassana Visuddhi, Nanadassin, Nanadavada.
Ends with: Jnanada, Karnanada, Purnananada, Pushpananada, Rananada, Shonanada, Sujnanada, Vinanada.
Full-text: Nananda, Nanadoi, Nandoi, Nanad, Nand, Namda, Cay.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.5.25 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sthāyī-bhāva)]
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 10 - The vows and actions of bhikṣu Nanda in previous lives < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]
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