# परमानन्द (paramānanda)

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परमानन्द (paramānanda) is a Sanskrit word meaning supreme felicity, the Supreme Spirit or soul of the universe, the name of several authors, the highest bliss. Its 4 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Supreme Bliss / Highest Felicity, Name of Authors/Individuals, The Supreme Spirit / Soul of the Universe.

- **SLP1:** `paramAnanda`  **IAST:** paramānanda  **Devanagari:** परमानन्द
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramananda_%28Hinduism%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/paramananda/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** परमनन्द (paramananda)

## Meanings by context

### Supreme Bliss / Highest Felicity (2 definitions)
- supreme felicity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 588,3] परमा (paramā) नन्द (nanda) m. supreme felicity [ ID=116546 ]
- the highest bliss  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > परमानन्द (paramānanda) [Printed book page 297 ] परमानन्द (paramānanda) m. the highest bliss. [ ID=17982 ]

### Name of Authors/Individuals (1 definition)
- the name of several authors  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of sev. authors (also - चक्रवर्तिन् (-cakravartin), - दास (-dāsa), - देव (-deva), - नाथ (-nātha), - पाठक (-pāṭhaka), - भट्टा (-bhaṭṭā) चार्य (cārya), - योगी (-yogī) न्द्र (ndra), - सरस्वती (-sarasvatī), ° दा (°dā) श्रम (śrama) ), Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=116548 ]

### The Supreme Spirit / Soul of the Universe (1 definition)
- the Supreme Spirit or soul of the universe  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the Supreme Spirit, soul of the universe, Mahābhārata (Title); Bhartṛhari (Author) &c. [ ID=116547 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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