naMdana a. [ naMd-lyu ] Delighting, pleasing, gladdening; Ś. 7 ; Māl. 9. 21. — naH 1 A son; Y. 1. 274 ; R. 3. 41. 2 A frog. 3 An epithet of Viṣṇu. 4 N. of Śiva. 5 N. of the twentysixth year ( saMvatsara ). — nA A daughter. — naM 1 N. of the garden of Indra, the Elysium; aBijYASCedapAtAnAM kriyaMte naMdanadrumAH Ku. 2. 41 ; R. 8. 95. 2 Rejoicing, being glad. 3 Joy. Comp. — jaM yellow sandal-wood ( haricaMdana ).