समाधान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.mɑː.d̪ʱɑːn/, [sɐ.mäː.d̪ʱä̃ːn]

Noun

समाधान • (samādhān) m (Urdu spelling سَمادھان)

1. solution, answer

   Synonym: हल (hal)

   प्रश्न का समाधान है ही नहीं।

   praśna kā samādhān hai hī nahī̃.

   The problem just has no solution.

2. putting together, resolving

Declension

Declension of समाधान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	समाधान samādhān	समाधान samādhān
oblique	समाधान samādhān	समाधानों samādhānõ
vocative	समाधान samādhān	समाधानो samādhāno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “समाधान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌmäd̪än]
• Phonetic Devanagari: समादान्

Noun

समाधान • (samādhān)

1. solution

References

• “समाधान”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সমাধান (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬫᬵᬥᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• সমাধান (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰦𑰯𑰠𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀥𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• သမာဓာန (Burmese script)
• સમાધાન (Gujarati script)
• ਸਮਾਧਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦩꦴꦣꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂧𑂰𑂡𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಮಾಧಾನ (Kannada script)
• សមាធាន (Khmer script)
• ສມາຘານ (Lao script)
• സമാധാന (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘦𑘰𑘠𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧆𑧑𑧀𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐩𑐵𑐢𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ସମାଧାନ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢪꢵꢤꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆩𑆳𑆣𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖦𑖯𑖠𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• සමාධාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩴𑩛𑩮𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚢𑚭𑚜𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஸமாத⁴ாந (Tamil script)
• సమాధాన (Telugu script)
• สมาธาน (Thai script)
• ས་མཱ་དྷཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒧𑒰𑒡𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨢𑨊𑨜𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

सम्- (sam-) +‎ आधान (ādhāna).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.mɑː.dʱɑː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ.mɑːˈd̪ʱɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

समाधान • (samādhāna) stem, n

1. putting together, laying, adding (esp. fuel to fire)
2. composing, adjusting, settling, and reconciliation
3. intentness, attention
4. fixing the mind in abstract contemplation (as on the true nature of spirit), religious meditation, profound absorption or contemplation
5. justification of a statement, proof

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of समाधान (samādhāna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	समाधानम् samādhānam	समाधाने samādhāne	समाधानानि / समाधाना¹ samādhānāni / samādhānā¹
Vocative	समाधान samādhāna	समाधाने samādhāne	समाधानानि / समाधाना¹ samādhānāni / samādhānā¹
Accusative	समाधानम् samādhānam	समाधाने samādhāne	समाधानानि / समाधाना¹ samādhānāni / samādhānā¹
Instrumental	समाधानेन samādhānena	समाधानाभ्याम् samādhānābhyām	समाधानैः / समाधानेभिः¹ samādhānaiḥ / samādhānebhiḥ¹
Dative	समाधानाय samādhānāya	समाधानाभ्याम् samādhānābhyām	समाधानेभ्यः samādhānebhyaḥ
Ablative	समाधानात् samādhānāt	समाधानाभ्याम् samādhānābhyām	समाधानेभ्यः samādhānebhyaḥ
Genitive	समाधानस्य samādhānasya	समाधानयोः samādhānayoḥ	समाधानानाम् samādhānānām
Locative	समाधाने samādhāne	समाधानयोः samādhānayoḥ	समाधानेषु samādhāneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “समाधान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1159/3.