ānanda

== Old Javanese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānandá). === Adjective === ānanda bliss happiness ==== Derived terms ==== === 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 === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānandá). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀆𑀡𑀁𑀤 (āṇaṃda). === Noun === ānanda m joy, bliss, happiness ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === ānanda m 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