साधन
See also: सोध्नु
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit साधन (sādhana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː.d̪ʱən/, [säː.d̪ʱɐ̃n]
Noun
साधन • (sādhan) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | साधन sādhan |
साधन sādhan |
| oblique | साधन sādhan |
साधनों sādhanõ |
| vocative | साधन sādhan |
साधनो sādhano |
Derived terms
- संसाधन (sansādhan)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সাধন (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬵᬥᬦ (Balinese script)
- সাধন (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰯𑰠𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- သာဓန (Burmese script)
- સાધન (Gujarati script)
- ਸਾਧਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦴꦣꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂰𑂡𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಾಧನ (Kannada script)
- សាធន (Khmer script)
- ສາຘນ (Lao script)
- സാധന (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠ᠊ᠠᢡᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘰𑘠𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧑𑧀𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐵𑐢𑐣 (Newa script)
- ସାଧନ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢵꢤꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆳𑆣𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖯𑖠𑖡 (Siddham script)
- සාධන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩛𑩮𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚭𑚜𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஸாத⁴ந (Tamil script)
- సాధన (Telugu script)
- สาธน (Thai script)
- སཱ་དྷ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒰𑒡𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨊𑨜𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root साध् (sādh) + -अन (-ana).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɑ́ː.dʱɐ.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɑː.d̪ʱɐ.n̪ɐ/
Adjective
साधन • (sā́dhana) stem
- leading straight to a goal, guiding well, furthering
- effective, efficient, productive of (compound)
- procuring
- conjuring up (a spirit)
- denoting, designating, expressive of (compound)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | साधनः (sādhanaḥ) | साधनौ (sādhanau) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
साधनाः (sādhanāḥ) साधनासः¹ (sādhanāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | साधनम् (sādhanam) | साधनौ (sādhanau) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
साधनान् (sādhanān) |
| instrumental | साधनेन (sādhanena) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनैः (sādhanaiḥ) साधनेभिः¹ (sādhanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | साधनाय (sādhanāya) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनेभ्यः (sādhanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | साधनात् (sādhanāt) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनेभ्यः (sādhanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | साधनस्य (sādhanasya) | साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनानाम् (sādhanānām) |
| locative | साधने (sādhane) | साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनेषु (sādhaneṣu) |
| vocative | साधन (sādhana) | साधनौ (sādhanau) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
साधनाः (sādhanāḥ) साधनासः¹ (sādhanāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | साधना (sādhanā) | साधने (sādhane) | साधनाः (sādhanāḥ) |
| accusative | साधनाम् (sādhanām) | साधने (sādhane) | साधनाः (sādhanāḥ) |
| instrumental | साधनया (sādhanayā) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनाभिः (sādhanābhiḥ) |
| dative | साधनायै (sādhanāyai) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनाभ्यः (sādhanābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | साधनायाः (sādhanāyāḥ) साधनायै² (sādhanāyai²) |
साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनाभ्यः (sādhanābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | साधनायाः (sādhanāyāḥ) साधनायै² (sādhanāyai²) |
साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनानाम् (sādhanānām) |
| locative | साधनायाम् (sādhanāyām) | साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनासु (sādhanāsu) |
| vocative | साधने (sādhane) | साधने (sādhane) | साधनाः (sādhanāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | साधनम् (sādhanam) | साधने (sādhane) | साधनानि (sādhanāni) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
| accusative | साधनम् (sādhanam) | साधने (sādhane) | साधनानि (sādhanāni) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
| instrumental | साधनेन (sādhanena) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनैः (sādhanaiḥ) साधनेभिः¹ (sādhanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | साधनाय (sādhanāya) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनेभ्यः (sādhanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | साधनात् (sādhanāt) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनेभ्यः (sādhanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | साधनस्य (sādhanasya) | साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनानाम् (sādhanānām) |
| locative | साधने (sādhane) | साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनेषु (sādhaneṣu) |
| vocative | साधन (sādhana) | साधने (sādhane) | साधनानि (sādhanāni) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
साधन • (sā́dhana) stem, n
- the act of mastering, overpowering, subduing
- subduing by charms, conjuring up, summoning (spirits etc.)
- subduing a disease, healing, cure
- enforcing payment or recovery (of a debt)
- bringing about, carrying out, accomplishment, fulfilment, completion, perfection
- establishment of a truth, proof, argument, demonstration
- reason or premiss (in a syllogism, leading to a conclusion)
- any means of effecting or accomplishing, any agent or instrument or implement or utensil or apparatus, an expedient, requisite for (genitive or compound)
- a means of summoning or conjuring up a spirit (or deity)
- means or materials of warfare, military forces army or portion of an army (sg and pl)
- conflict, battle
- means of correcting or punishing (as "a stick", "rod" etc.)
- means of enjoyment, goods, commodities etc.
- efficient cause or source (in general)
- organ of generation (male or female)
- (grammar) the sense of the instrumental or agent (as expressed by the case of a noun, as opposed to the action itself)
- preparing, making ready, preparation (of food, poison etc.)
- obtaining, procuring, gain, acquisition
- finding out by calculation, computation
- fruit, result
- the conjugational affix or suffix which is placed between the root and terminations (= वीहरण (vīharaṇa))
- in Lexicographers: matter, material, substance, ingredient, drug, medicine; good works, penance, self-mortification, attainment of beatitude; conciliation, propitiation, worship; killing, destroying; killing metals, depriving them by oxidation etc. of their metallic properties (especially said of mercury); burning on a funeral pile, obsequies; setting out, proceeding, going; going quickly; going after, following
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | साधनम् (sādhanam) | साधने (sādhane) | साधनानि (sādhanāni) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
| accusative | साधनम् (sādhanam) | साधने (sādhane) | साधनानि (sādhanāni) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
| instrumental | साधनेन (sādhanena) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनैः (sādhanaiḥ) साधनेभिः¹ (sādhanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | साधनाय (sādhanāya) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनेभ्यः (sādhanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | साधनात् (sādhanāt) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनेभ्यः (sādhanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | साधनस्य (sādhanasya) | साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनानाम् (sādhanānām) |
| locative | साधने (sādhane) | साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनेषु (sādhaneṣu) |
| vocative | साधन (sādhana) | साधने (sādhane) | साधनानि (sādhanāni) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Related terms
- साधना (sādhanā)
Descendants
- Pali: sādhana
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀡 (sāhaṇa)
- Assamese: সাহন (xahon)
- Marathi: साधन (sādhan)
- → Kannada: ಸಾಧನ (sādhana)
- → Tamil: சாதனம் (cātaṉam)
- → Telugu: సాధనము (sādhanamu)
Noun
साधन • (sā́dhana) stem, m
- name of the author of RV. x, 157 (having the patronymics भौवन (bhauvana))
- propitiation, worship, adoration
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | साधनः (sādhanaḥ) | साधनौ (sādhanau) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
साधनाः (sādhanāḥ) साधनासः¹ (sādhanāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | साधनम् (sādhanam) | साधनौ (sādhanau) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
साधनान् (sādhanān) |
| instrumental | साधनेन (sādhanena) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनैः (sādhanaiḥ) साधनेभिः¹ (sādhanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | साधनाय (sādhanāya) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनेभ्यः (sādhanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | साधनात् (sādhanāt) | साधनाभ्याम् (sādhanābhyām) | साधनेभ्यः (sādhanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | साधनस्य (sādhanasya) | साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनानाम् (sādhanānām) |
| locative | साधने (sādhane) | साधनयोः (sādhanayoḥ) | साधनेषु (sādhaneṣu) |
| vocative | साधन (sādhana) | साधनौ (sādhanau) साधना¹ (sādhanā¹) |
साधनाः (sādhanāḥ) साधनासः¹ (sādhanāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “sādhana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Monier Williams (1899), “साधन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1201/1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sādhana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press