As a deity name
Name 584 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
चंदन · masculine
a male given name, Chandan, from Sanskrit
चंदन · masculine
sandalwood; sandalwood paste
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi चन्दन — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana). Doublet of संदल (sandal).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
candana m. n. sandal (Sirium myrtifolium, either the tree, wood, or the unctuous preparation of the wood held in high estimation as perfumes; hence ifc. a term for anything which is the most excellent of its kind g. vyāghrādi), Nir. xi, 5; MBh.; R. &c. (ifc. f(ā). , Ragh. vi, 61)
candana m. N. of a divine being, Lalit. i, 93
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
sandalwood (a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi चन्दन; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
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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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