As a deity name
Name 165 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 414 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 479 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
सुखदाय · adj
सुख देनेवाला । आराम देनेवाला । सुखद — Śabdasāgara cross-reference followed: दे॰ सुखदायक
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
giving pleasure or delight
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sukhadāya" is the dative of "sukhada" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
sukha—da mf(ā)n. giving pleasure or delight, Kāv.; VarBṛS.
sukha—da m. N. of Viṣṇu, MBh.
Alternative readings
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