As a deity name
Name 855 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 156 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
आनंद · masculine
a male given name, Anand or Ananda, from Sanskrit
आनंद · masculine
bliss, pleasure, happiness, joy; enjoyment, fun
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit आनन्द — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
ā-nanda as, m. happiness, joy, enjoyment, sensual pleasure, RV.; AV.; VS.; R.; Ragh. &c.
ā-nanda (as), m. and (am), n. ‘pure happiness’, one of the three attributes of Ātman or Brahman in the Vedānta philosophy, Vedāntas. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
bliss, pleasure, happiness, joy (a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit आनन्द; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
No corroborated Sanskrit reading of this spelling is established. It resolves as a Hindi word — see “As a Hindi name” above. We say this plainly rather than force a Sanskrit story onto it.
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