Ānanda [Vedic ānanda, fr. ā + nand, cp. BSk. ānandī joy Divy 37] joy, pleasure, bliss, delight D i.3; Sn 679, 687; J i.207 (˚maccha Leviathan); vi.589 (˚bheri festive drum); DA i 53 (= pītiyā etaŋ adhivacanaŋ).