nandI · nandī 1 · nandī 2
nandī (= Skt. nandi, f. ; both in Pali ), joy : yo rāgo yā nandī yā tṛṣṇā Samy Ag 1.2 ; nandī-rāga, m. , app. not dvandva (as taken by PTSD ), but passion for joys ( cf. Pali MN i.145.3, 4 , in sing. and not compounded with another word): °gaḥ Mvy 2217 = Tib. dgaḥ baḥi ḥdod chags , passion for joy(s) , so also Tib. on LV below; °gasya MSV i.49.16 ; °rāgāndhāś ca Śikṣ 288.1 ; (tṛṣṇā …) nandīrāgasahagatā (as in Pali with taṇhā) LV 417.8, 10 (in 10 v.l. nandi°); Mv iii.332.6, 7 (no v.l. ). All these are prose.
(adj, adj, from nandati) who takes pleasure (in); who enjoys Construction: √nand + ī
(fem, fem, from nandati) pleasure; enjoyment; delight (in) Construction: √nand + ī