ananda
noun
perfect bliss.
ananda
1 American
[ah-nuhn-duh]
/ ˈɑ nən də /
noun
Hinduism.
Ananda
2
American
[ah-nuhn-duh]
/ ˈɑ nən də /
noun
Ananda
British
/ əˈnændə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of ananda
From the Sanskrit prefix ānanda- joy, happiness
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These include anandamide, a neurotransmitter whose name comes from the Sanskrit - "ananda", meaning "joy, bliss, delight".
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2017
A-nan, as here written, is the usual transcription of the Sanskrit word ananda, 'joy, happiness.'
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
The three great Divine qualities are: chit or consciousness; ananda or bliss; sat or existence.
From An Introduction to Yoga by Annie Wood Besant
Krishna's self is composed of sat, chit and ananda.
From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi
That’s giving Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah the confidence to raise his price target on Nvidia to $350 from $250 in a research note on Monday, suggesting roughly 70% gains lie ahead.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
Loop’s Ananda Baruah estimates Apple could ship 238 million iPhones this year, just short of 2021’s 240 million record, and followed by shipping 250 million units in 2026 and 260 million in 2027.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Fomer MTV VJ Ananda Lewis has been living with breast cancer for nearly six years and has taken holistic and traditional approaches to treating the disease, Some of her tumors, she says, are undetectable now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
But Ananda Roy at Circana thinks retailers can go further.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
Zheng nodded again, and Razi wrote down Ananda Rock there.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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