साधन

See also: सोध्नु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit साधन (sādhana).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

साधन • (sādhan) m

means
उत्पादन के साधन ― utpādan ke sādhan ― means of production
medium; method
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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