आनन्द

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.nənd̪/, [äː.nɐ̃n̪d̪]

Noun

आनन्द • (ānand) m (Urdu spelling آنَنْد)

1. alternative form of आनंद (ānand)

Declension

Declension of आनन्द (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आनन्द ānand	आनन्द ānand
oblique	आनन्द ānand	आनन्दों ānandõ
vocative	आनन्द ānand	आनन्दो ānando

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ānanda (Latin script)
• 𑀆𑀦𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi 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)

Noun

आनन्द m

1. Devanagari script form of ānanda

Declension

Declension table of "आनन्द" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	आनन्दो (ānando)	आनन्दा (ānandā)
Accusative (second)	आनन्दं (ānandaṃ)	आनन्दे (ānande)
Instrumental (third)	आनन्देन (ānandena)	आनन्देहि (ānandehi) or आनन्देभि (ānandebhi)
Dative (fourth)	आनन्दस्स (ānandassa) or आनन्दाय (ānandāya) or आनन्दत्थं (ānandatthaṃ)	आनन्दानं (ānandānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	आनन्दस्मा (ānandasmā) or आनन्दम्हा (ānandamhā) or आनन्दा (ānandā)	आनन्देहि (ānandehi) or आनन्देभि (ānandebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	आनन्दस्स (ānandassa)	आनन्दानं (ānandānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	आनन्दस्मिं (ānandasmiṃ) or आनन्दम्हि (ānandamhi) or आनन्दे (ānande)	आनन्देसु (ānandesu)
Vocative (calling)	आनन्द (ānanda)	आनन्दा (ānandā)

Proper noun

आनन्द m

1. Devanagari script form of ānanda

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• আনন্দ (Assamese script)
• ᬆᬦᬦ᭄ᬤ (Balinese script)
• আনন্দ (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰡𑰡𑰿𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀦𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• အာနန္ဒ (Burmese script)
• આનન્દ (Gujarati script)
• ਆਨਨ੍ਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦴꦤꦤ꧀ꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂄𑂢𑂢𑂹𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಆನನ್ದ (Kannada script)
• អានន្ទ (Khmer script)
• ອານນ຺ທ (Lao script)
• ആനന്ദ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠᠨᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘁𑘡𑘡𑘿𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᠨᠠᠨᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦡𑧁𑧁𑧠𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐣𑐣𑑂𑐡 (Newa script)
• ଆନନ୍ଦ (Odia script)
• ꢃꢥꢥ꣄ꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆤𑆤𑇀𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖡𑖡𑖿𑖟 (Siddham script)
• ආනන්‍ද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩛𑩯𑩯 𑪙𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚁𑚝𑚝𑚶𑚛 (Takri script)
• ஆநந்த³ (Tamil script)
• ఆనన్ద (Telugu script)
• อานนฺท (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ན་ནྡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒢𑒢𑓂𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨊𑨝𑨝𑩇𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From आ- (ā-) +‎ नन्द् (nánd).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.nɐn.dɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.n̪ɐn̪.d̪ɐ/

Noun

आनन्द • (ānandá) stem, m

1. happiness, joy, enjoyment, sexual pleasure
2. (drama) the thing wished for, the end of the drama

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आनन्द

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आनन्दः (ānandáḥ)	आनन्दौ (ānandáu) आनन्दा¹ (ānandā́¹)	आनन्दाः (ānandā́ḥ) आनन्दासः¹ (ānandā́saḥ¹)
accusative	आनन्दम् (ānandám)	आनन्दौ (ānandáu) आनन्दा¹ (ānandā́¹)	आनन्दान् (ānandā́n)
instrumental	आनन्देन (ānandéna)	आनन्दाभ्याम् (ānandā́bhyām)	आनन्दैः (ānandáiḥ) आनन्देभिः¹ (ānandébhiḥ¹)
dative	आनन्दाय (ānandā́ya)	आनन्दाभ्याम् (ānandā́bhyām)	आनन्देभ्यः (ānandébhyaḥ)
ablative	आनन्दात् (ānandā́t)	आनन्दाभ्याम् (ānandā́bhyām)	आनन्देभ्यः (ānandébhyaḥ)
genitive	आनन्दस्य (ānandásya)	आनन्दयोः (ānandáyoḥ)	आनन्दानाम् (ānandā́nām)
locative	आनन्दे (ānandé)	आनन्दयोः (ānandáyoḥ)	आनन्देषु (ānandéṣu)
vocative	आनन्द (ā́nanda)	आनन्दौ (ā́nandau) आनन्दा¹ (ā́nandā¹)	आनन्दाः (ā́nandāḥ) आनन्दासः¹ (ā́nandāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Bactrian: Ανανδο (Anando)
• Chinese: 阿難陀 / 阿难陀 (Ānántuó)
• Pali: ānanda
• Prakrit: 𑀆𑀡𑀁𑀤 (āṇaṃda)
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Old Marathi: 𑘁𑘡𑘽𑘟 (ānaṃda)
      • Marathi: आनंद (ānanda)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਅਨੰਦ (anand)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gujarati: આણંદ (āṇand)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: आनंद (ānand)

  Urdu: آنَنْد (ānand)

• → Kannada: ಆನಂದ (ānanda)
• → Old Javanese: ānanda
• → Tamil: ஆனந்தம் (āṉantam)
• → Telugu: ఆనందము (ānandamu)

Further reading

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “आनन्द”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ānandá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Monier Williams (1899), “आनन्द”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 139, column 3.