Dear Nina and Ardavarz,

yes, as Ardavarz explained,

[PTS PED] abhinandin (adj) rejoicing at, finding pleasure in, enjoying.

[Duroiselle, §208] The feminine is formed by adding ni, before which final ii is shortened; it is declined like nadii.

http://www.tipitaka.net/pali/synthesis/grammar.07.cdv


metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Nina van Gorkom wrote:

I have been puzzling over the form abhinandinii, finding pleasure, in the Dhammacakkappavattanasutta.