नन्द

Monier-Williams · nanda
nánda m. joy, delight, happiness (also pl.) &c ‖ (in mus.) a flute 7 inches long ‖ N. of one of Yudhi-shṭhira's 2 drums ‖ of one of Kubera's 9 gems ‖ a son (in gopa- add ‖ cf. nandana) ‖ N. of Vishnu ‖ of one of Skanda's attendants ‖ of a Nāga ‖ (also -ka) ‖ of a deity ‖ of an attendant on Daksha ‖ of a son of Dhṛita-rāshṭra (also -ka) ‖ of a step-brother and disciple of Gautama Buddha 441 ‖ of a son of Vasu-deva ‖ of the foster-father of Kṛishṇa and ancestor of Durgā &c. (also -ka ) ‖ of a leader of the Sātvatas ‖ of a king of Pāṭali-putra and founder of a dynasty consistin

Monier-Williams · nanda
nanda m. N. of sev. authors