abhinandabhi-nand, cl. 1. P. A. -nandati,-te, -ditum, to rejoice at, salute, welcome, address, congratulate; to praise, applaud, approve, respect, care for; to acknowledge: Caus. -nandayati, -yitum, to gladden.
abhi-√ nand to please, AV. ix, 2, 2; to rejoice at, salute, welcome, greet, hail; to praise, applaud, approve (often with na neg. ‘to refuse’); to acknowledge: Caus. -nandayati, to gladden, R.
abhinand 1 P. (rarely A.) 1 (a) To rejoice at or in, exult over, be glad or satisfied; ātmaviḍambanāmabhi- nandanti K.108; Dk.75. (b) To celebrate (with rejocings &c.); mahotsavena majjanmābhinanditavān K.137; nābhinandati na dveṣṭi Bg.2.57. -2 To congratulate, hail with joy, welcome; greet; enāṃ pariṣvajya tātakāśyapenaivaṃ abhinanditam Ś.4; tāpasībhirabhi- nandyamānā śakuntalā tiṣṭhatiibid 5,6,7; abhinanditāgamaneṣu samīreṣu K.49,63; abhinandya bravīti Mv.2 says (writes) after compliments; praviśya paurairabhinandyamānaḥ R.2.74,3.68,7.69, 71;11.30;16.64;17.15,60; āśīrbhirabhinanditaḥ Y.1.332. -3 To rejoice at, approve, praise, applaud, commend; yo ratnarāśīnapi vihāya abhinandyate Ś.2; ataste vaco nābhinandāmiibid. do not approve; tadyuktamasyā abhilāṣo'bhinanditum Ś.3; śrūyante pariṇītāstāḥ (kanyakāḥ) pitṛbhiścābhinanditāḥ 3.22; nāma yasyābhinandanti dviṣo'pi 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); nābhinandanti kelikalāḥ Māl.3; nāhāramabhinandati K.61.; Dk.159; āryaputrasyaiva manorathasaṃpattimabhinandāmi Ve.2 wish or desire nābhinandeta maraṇaṃ nābhinandeta jīvitam Ms.6.45, H.4.4. -5 To bless, grant success to, tvāṃ maitrāvaruṇo'bhinandatu U.5.27. -Caus. To gladden, delight.