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नांदी (nAMdI)

 
Apte 1890
English
नांदी [नंदांति देवा अत्र नंद्-घञ् पृषो° वृद्धिः ङीप्] 1 Joy, satisfaction, delight.
2 Prosperity.
3 Praise of a deity at the commencement of a religious rite or observance.
4 Particularly, the benedictory verse or verses recited as a sort of prologue at the beginning of a drama, benediction
आशीर्वचनसंयुक्ता नित्यं यस्मात्प्रयुज्यते । देवद्विजनृपादीनां तस्मान्नांदीति संज्ञिता ॥ or देवद्विजनृपादीनामाशर्विचनपूर्विका । नंदंति देवता यस्यां तस्मान्नांदीति कीर्तिता ॥.
Comp.
करः see नांदिन्,
निनादः,
नादः,
रवः a shout of joy or rejoicing
Mv. 2. 4.
पटः the lid or cover of a well.
मुख a. (the class of manes or deceased ancestors) to whom the नांदीमुखश्राद्ध is offered. (
खं), °श्राद्धं a Śrāddha ceremony performed in memory of the manes, preliminary to any festive occasion such as marriage &c. (
खः) the cover or lid of a well. (
खी) a female ancestor entitled to a share in the above Śrāddha.
वादिन् m. {1} the speaker of a prologue to a drama. {2} a drummer.
श्राद्धं see नांदीमुखं above.
L R Vaidya
English
nAMdI {% f. %} 1. Joy, satisfaction
2. prosperity
3. praise of a deity at the commencement of any religious ceremony
4. a benedictory verse or verses at the opening of a drama. (नांदी is thus defined- आशीर्वचनसंयुक्ता नित्यं यस्मात्प्रयुज्यते । देवद्विजनृपादीनां तस्मान्नांदीति कीर्तिता.)