Śryānandapura?

Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum, is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Kerala. The name is said to be from Malayalam/Tamil. It is said to be derived from the Sanskrit word Syanandurapuram (sic), meaning “The City of Bliss” (Wikipedia, s.v. Thiruvananthapuram) but for someone who is not a Sanskritist and yet interested in knowing the name in Sanskrit, it still remains unclear. So, should the name in Sanskrit be something like Śryānandapura? If so, it should be in Tibetan dPal-kun-tu-dga’-ba’i-grong-khyer.

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