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
The three great Divine qualities are: chit or consciousness; ananda or bliss; sat or existence.
From An Introduction to Yoga by Annie Wood Besant
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
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
So Ananda has built a network of 55 tappers who supply their harvest to him daily, enabling exports to Australia, Britain, New Zealand and the Middle East.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
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
Lewis rose to fame on BET’s “Teen Summit” and hosted “The Ananda Lewis Show” in the early aughts, before being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
Ananda Lewis, former MTV video jockey and television show host, has died at 52 after a years-long battle with breast cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
“Yes. Turtle Beach, Ananda Rock, Sea of Monsters. Doesn’t say much, does it? Would they even recognize that it was the Galle coast?”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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