As a deity name
Name 611 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
N. of two plants
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ānandāyai" is the dative of "ānandā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
ā-nandā (ā and ī) f. N. of two plants, L.
ā-nandā (ā), f. N. of Gaurī, L.
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