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साधन

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit साधन (sādhana).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː.d̪ʱən/, [säː.d̪ʱɐ̃n]

Noun

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साधन (sādhanm

  1. means
    उत्पादन के साधनutpādan ke sādhanmeans of production
  2. medium; method
  3. resources

Declension

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Declension of साधन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct साधन
sādhan
साधन
sādhan
oblique साधन
sādhan
साधनों
sādhanõ
vocative साधन
sādhan
साधनो
sādhano

Derived terms

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From the root साध् (sādh) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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साधन (sā́dhana) stem

  1. leading straight to a goal, guiding well, furthering
  2. effective, efficient, productive of (compound)
  3. procuring
  4. conjuring up (a spirit)
  5. denoting, designating, expressive of (compound)

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of साधन
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
Feminine ā-stem declension of साधना
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
Neuter a-stem declension of साधन
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

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साधन (sā́dhana) stemn

  1. the act of mastering, overpowering, subduing
  2. subduing by charms, conjuring up, summoning (spirits etc.)
  3. subduing a disease, healing, cure
  4. enforcing payment or recovery (of a debt)
  5. bringing about, carrying out, accomplishment, fulfilment, completion, perfection
  6. establishment of a truth, proof, argument, demonstration
  7. reason or premiss (in a syllogism, leading to a conclusion)
  8. any means of effecting or accomplishing, any agent or instrument or implement or utensil or apparatus, an expedient, requisite for (genitive or compound)
  9. a means of summoning or conjuring up a spirit (or deity)
  10. means or materials of warfare, military forces army or portion of an army (sg and pl)
  11. conflict, battle
  12. means of correcting or punishing (as "a stick", "rod" etc.)
  13. means of enjoyment, goods, commodities etc.
  14. efficient cause or source (in general)
  15. organ of generation (male or female)
  16. (grammar) the sense of the instrumental or agent (as expressed by the case of a noun, as opposed to the action itself)
  17. preparing, making ready, preparation (of food, poison etc.)
  18. obtaining, procuring, gain, acquisition
  19. finding out by calculation, computation
  20. fruit, result
  21. the conjugational affix or suffix which is placed between the root and terminations (= वीहरण (vīharaṇa))
  22. 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

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Neuter a-stem declension of साधन
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)
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Noun

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साधन (sā́dhana) stemm

  1. name of the author of RV. x, 157 (having the patronymics भौवन (bhauvana))
  2. propitiation, worship, adoration

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of साधन
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)
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References

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  • 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