As a deity name
Name 556 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
any pleasurable sensation, pleasure, joy, gladness, satisfaction (with loc. or ifc.; with ind.p., ‘joy at having done anything’), &c. &c.
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "prītyai" is the dative of "prīti" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
prīti f. any pleasurable sensation, pleasure, joy, gladness, satisfaction (with loc. or ifc.; with ind.p., ‘joy at having done anything’), GṛŚrS. &c. &c.
friendly disposition, kindness, favour, grace, amity (with samam or ifc.), affection, love (with gen. loc., or ifc.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Caveats
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