Pāli Dictionary

nandati

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Part of speech

verb

Root

nand1delight; enjoy

Synonyms

abhinandati, abhiramati, ramati

Antonyms

socati, tappati

mind

  • is glad; rejoices; delights (in); enjoys

  • SN 1.12

    nandati puttehi puttimā, gomā gohi tath'eva nandati, upadhīhi narassa nandanā, na hi so nandati yo nirūpadhī'ti.

  • AN 7.64

    idha, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṃ icchati, aho vat'āyaṃ dubbaṇṇo assā'ti! taṃ kissa hetu? na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa vaṇṇavatāya nandati.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

nandaiti
  1. nanda

    joy; delight; rejoicing; happy

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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