ānanda

See also: Ananda

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānandá).

Adjective

ānanda

1. bliss
2. happiness

Derived terms

• paramānanda

 

Further reading

• "ānanda" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀆𑀦𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• आनन्द (Devanagari script)
• আনন্দ (Bengali script)
• ආනන්‍ද (Sinhalese script)
• အာနန္ဒ or ဢႃၼၼ္ၻ or ဢႃၼၼ်ၻ (Burmese script)
• อานนฺท or อานันทะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᨶᨶ᩠ᨴ (Tai Tham script)
• ອານນ຺ທ or ອານັນທະ (Lao script)
• អានន្ទ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄚𑄚𑄴𑄘 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānandá). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀆𑀡𑀁𑀤 (āṇaṃda).

Noun

ānanda m

1. joy, bliss, happiness

Declension

Declension table of "ānanda" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ānando	ānandā
Accusative (second)	ānandaṃ	ānande
Instrumental (third)	ānandena	ānandehi or ānandebhi
Dative (fourth)	ānandassa or ānandāya or ānandatthaṃ	ānandānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ānandasmā or ānandamhā or ānandā	ānandehi or ānandebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ānandassa	ānandānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ānandasmiṃ or ānandamhi or ānande	ānandesu
Vocative (calling)	ānanda	ānandā

Proper noun

ānanda m

1. Ananda (a disciple of the Buddha)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ānandá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 53
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ānanda”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 100