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    See also abhinand, abhinandāmi.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 131, col. 1.
    abhinaṃd 1 P. (rarely A.)

    1 (a) To rejoice at or in, exult over, be glad or satisfied; ātmaviḍaṃbanāmabhinaṃdaṃti K. 108; Dk. 75. (b) To (pb) celebrate (with rejoicings &c.); mahotsavena majjanmābhinaṃditavān K. 137; nābhinaṃdati na dveṣṭi Bg. 2. 57.

    2 To congratulate, hail with joy, welcome, greet; enāṃ pariṣvajya tātakāśyapenaivaṃ abhinaṃditaṃ Ś. 4; tāpasībhirabhinaṃdyamānā śakuṃtalā tiṣṭhati ibid., 5, 6, 7; abhinaṃditāgamenaṣu samīreṣu K. 49, 63; abhinaṃdya bravīti Mv. 2 says (writes) after compliments; R. 2. 74, 3. 68, 7. 69, 71; 30; 16. 64; 17. 15, 60; Y. 1. 332.

    3 To rejoice at, approve, praise, applaud, commend; yo ratnarāśīnapi vihāya abhinaṃdyate Ś. 2; ataste vaco nābhinaṃdāmi ibid. do not approve; tadyuktamasyā abhilāṣo'bhinaṃdituṃ Ś. 3; śrūyaṃte pariṇītāstāḥ (kanyakāḥ) pitṛbhiścābhinaṃditāḥ 3. 24; nāma yasyābhinaṃdaṃti dviṣopi sa pumānpumān Ki. 11. 73; 4. 4; with na reject; R. 12. 35.

    4 To care for, like, desire or wish for, respect, delight in (usually with na in this sense); nābhinaṃdati kelikalāḥ Māl. 3; nāhāramabhinaṃdati K. 61; Dk. 159; āryaputrasyaiva manorathaṃsapattimabhinaṃdāmi Ve. 2 wish or desire; nābhinaṃdeta maraṇaṃ nābhinaṃdeta jīvitaṃ Ms. 6. 45, H. 4. 4.

    5 To bless, grant success to; U. 5. 28.

    Caus. To gladden, delight.