ananda

¹ American  

[ah-nuhn-duh] / ˈɑ nən də /

noun

Hinduism.

1. perfect bliss.

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Ananda ² American  

[ah-nuhn-duh] / ˈɑ nən də /

noun

1. flourished early 5th century b.c., favorite disciple of Gautama Buddha.

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Ananda British  

/ əˈnændə /

noun

1. 5th century _bc , the first cousin, favourite disciple, and personal attendant of the Buddha

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Etymology

Origin of ananda

From the Sanskrit prefix ānanda- joy, happiness

Example Sentences

AI can help adjust prices of thousands of products across a store, said Ananda Chakravarty, vice president of research at market intelligence firm International Data Corporation.

From Washington Post

Guitarist Ananda Bates had played one of his songs, “We the People,” in the square and was gathering equipment in a bus parked by the alley when he heard the gunfire.

From Los Angeles Times

Ananda Galappatti, a medical anthropologist in Sri Lanka, said Muslims are being denied important mechanisms for coping with grief.

From Washington Post

During his morning run, Ananda Sharma told KQED-FM he climbed to Corona Heights Park to see the sunrise when he spotted what he thought was a big post.

From Seattle Times

“Yoga helps us to access calm within the storm,” Sarada Erickson, co-founder of Om Ananda Yoga in Fort Collins, Colo., said in an email.

From Washington Post