nAMdI [ naMdAMti devA atra naMd-GaY pfzo° vfdDiH NIp ] 1 Joy, satisfaction, delight. 2 Prosperity. 3 Praise of a deity at the commencement of a religious rite or observance. 4 Particularly, the benedictory verse or verses recited as a sort of prologue at the beginning of a drama, benediction; ASIrvacanasaMyuktA nityaM yasmAtprayujyate . devadvijanfpAdInAM tasmAnnAMdIti saMjYitA .. or devadvijanfpAdInAmASarvicanapUrvikA . naMdaMti devatA yasyAM tasmAnnAMdIti kIrtitA .. . Comp. — karaH see nAMdin, -ninAdaH, -nAdaH , — ravaH a shout of joy or rejoicing; Mv. 2. 4. — pawaH the lid or cover of a well. — muKa a. (the class of manes or deceased ancestors) to whom the nAMdImuKaSrAdDa is offered. (-KaM) , °SrAdDaM a Śrāddha ceremony performed in memory of the manes, preliminary to any festive occasion such as marriage &c. — (KaH) the cover or lid of a well. — (KI) a female ancestor entitled to a share in the above Śrāddha. — vAdin m. 1 the speaker of a prologue to a drama. 2 a drummer. — SrAdDaM see nAMdImuKaM above.