शतानन्द

{ śatānanda }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

   A maharṣi, who possessed divine gifts. He once paid a visit to Bhīṣma. [Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 8] .
ŚATĀNANDA I   Priest of King Janaka. He was the son of Gautama by Ahalyā. [Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha] ; [Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 278] . Śatānanda felt elated that Śrī Rāma restored to Ahalyā her old sanctity and also that his father Gautama received back his mother and lived with her. It was Śatānanda, who acted as high-priest at the wedding of Sītā with Rāma.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : विष्णु, ब्रह्मा, कृष्ण, शतानंद, शतानंद, आचार्य रुद्रट

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

   See : विष्णु

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शतानन्द  m.  m. ‘delighting h°'s’, N. of ब्रह्मा, [L.]
   of विष्णु or कृष्ण, [L.]
   of a sage and other men, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.] &c.
   the car of विष्णु, [L.]

Shabda-Sagara

शतानन्द  m.  ( -न्दः)
   1. BRAHMĀ.
   2. VISHṆU or KRISHṆA.
   3. The car of VISHṆU.
   4. The Muni GAUTAMA, the founder of the logical school of philosophy.
   5. The eldest son of GAUTAMA (according to the Rāmāyaṇa,) and Purohit or religious adviser of JANAKA of MITHILĀ.
    E. शत hundred or many, and आनन्द who delights.

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शत आनन्द