साधन

See also: सोध्नु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit साधन (sādhana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.d̪ʱən/, [s̪äː.d̪ʱə̃n̪]

Noun

साधन • (sādhan) m

1. means

   उत्पादन के साधन ― utpādan ke sādhan ― means of production

2. medium; method
3. resources

Declension

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

• संसाधन (sansādhan)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬲᬵᬥᬦ (Balinese script)
• সাধন (Assamese script)
• সাধন (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰯𑰠𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌨 (Grantha script)
• સાધન (Gujarati script)
• ਸਾਧਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦱꦴꦣꦤ (Javanese script)
• សាធន (Khmer script)
• ಸಾಧನ (Kannada script)
• ສາຘນ (Lao script)
• സാധന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘭𑘰𑘠𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠰᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• သာဓန (Burmese script)
• 𑧍𑧑𑧀𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐵𑐢𑐣 (Newa script)
• ସାଧନ (Oriya script)
• ꢱꢵꢤꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆳𑆣𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖯𑖠𑖡 (Siddham script)
• සාධන (Sinhalese script)
• సాధన (Telugu script)
• สาธน (Thai script)
• སཱ་དྷ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒰𑒡𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑ́ː.dʱɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɑː.d̪ʱɐ.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

साधन • (sā́dhana)

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

Masculine a-stem declension of साधन (sādhana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	साधनः sādhanaḥ	साधनौ sādhanau	साधनाः / साधनासः¹ sādhanāḥ / sādhanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	साधन sādhana	साधनौ sādhanau	साधनाः / साधनासः¹ sādhanāḥ / sādhanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	साधनम् sādhanam	साधनौ sādhanau	साधनान् sādhanān
Instrumental	साधनेन sādhanena	साधनाभ्याम् sādhanābhyām	साधनैः / साधनेभिः¹ sādhanaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of साधना (sādhanā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	साधना sādhanā	साधने sādhane	साधनाः sādhanāḥ
Vocative	साधने sādhane	साधने sādhane	साधनाः sādhanāḥ
Accusative	साधनाम् sādhanām	साधने sādhane	साधनाः sādhanāḥ
Instrumental	साधनया / साधना¹ sādhanayā / sādhanā¹	साधनाभ्याम् sādhanābhyām	साधनाभिः sādhanābhiḥ
Dative	साधनायै sādhanāyai	साधनाभ्याम् sādhanābhyām	साधनाभ्यः sādhanābhyaḥ
Ablative	साधनायाः sādhanāyāḥ	साधनाभ्याम् sādhanābhyām	साधनाभ्यः sādhanābhyaḥ
Genitive	साधनायाः sādhanāyāḥ	साधनयोः sādhanayoḥ	साधनानाम् sādhanānām
Locative	साधनायाम् sādhanāyām	साधनयोः sādhanayoḥ	साधनासु sādhanāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of साधन (sādhana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	साधनम् sādhanam	साधने sādhane	साधनानि / साधना¹ sādhanāni / sādhanā¹
Vocative	साधन sādhana	साधने sādhane	साधनानि / साधना¹ sādhanāni / sādhanā¹
Accusative	साधनम् sādhanam	साधने sādhane	साधनानि / साधना¹ sādhanāni / sādhanā¹
Instrumental	साधनेन sādhanena	साधनाभ्याम् sādhanābhyām	साधनैः / साधनेभिः¹ sādhanaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

साधन • (sā́dhana) m

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of साधन (sādhana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	साधनः sādhanaḥ	साधनौ sādhanau	साधनाः / साधनासः¹ sādhanāḥ / sādhanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	साधन sādhana	साधनौ sādhanau	साधनाः / साधनासः¹ sādhanāḥ / sādhanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	साधनम् sādhanam	साधनौ sādhanau	साधनान् sādhanān
Instrumental	साधनेन sādhanena	साधनाभ्याम् sādhanābhyām	साधनैः / साधनेभिः¹ sādhanaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

साधन • (sā́dhana) n

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

Neuter a-stem declension of साधन (sādhana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	साधनम् sādhanam	साधने sādhane	साधनानि / साधना¹ sādhanāni / sādhanā¹
Vocative	साधन sādhana	साधने sādhane	साधनानि / साधना¹ sādhanāni / sādhanā¹
Accusative	साधनम् sādhanam	साधने sādhane	साधनानि / साधना¹ sādhanāni / sādhanā¹
Instrumental	साधनेन sādhanena	साधनाभ्याम् sādhanābhyām	साधनैः / साधनेभिः¹ sādhanaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: sādhana
• → Tamil: சாதனம் (cātaṉam)
• → Telugu: సాధనము (sādhanamu)

References

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2023), “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.