As a deity name
Name 59 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
कांति · feminine
loveliness, beauty, personal decoration or embellishment, splendour, lustre, gloss
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi कान्ति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कान्ति (kānti).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
kānti f. desire, wish, L.
loveliness, beauty, splendour, female beauty, personal decoration or embellishment, Nal.; Śak.; Megh.; Pañcat.; Suśr.; Kathās.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
loveliness, beauty, personal decoration or embellishment, splendour, lustre, gloss (a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi कान्ति; 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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