[naṃdāṃti devā atra naṃd-ghañ pṛṣoº vṛddhiḥ ṅīp] 1 Joy, satisfaction, delight.

2 Prosperity.

3 Praise of a deity at the commencement of a religious rite or observance.

4 Particularly, the benedictory verse or verses re- cited as a sort of prologue at the beginning of a drama, benediction; āśīrvacanasaṃyuktā nityaṃ yasmātprayujyate. devadvijanṛpādīnāṃ tasmānnāṃdīti saṃjñitā.. or...