साधनsādhana

साधन (sādhana) is a Sanskrit word meaning leading straight to a goal, effective, efficient, procuring, conjuring up a spirit, denoting, designating, or expressive of, the author of Rigveda. Its 73 recorded definitions are grouped into 20 contexts, among them Accomplishment / Performance / Fulfillment, Adjective: Effecting / Guiding / Procuring, Means / Instrument / Aid.

Etymology: E. षाघ to accomplish, aff. ल्युट्
Definitions: 73

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Meanings by context

Accomplishment / Performance / Fulfillment

11 definitions

accomplishment or performance

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

accomplishment, fulfilment, or completion

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

preparing, making ready, or preparation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

finding out by calculation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Accomplishing, effecting, performing

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Fulfilment or accomplishment of an object

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Accomplishing or effecting. 2. Material or substance. 3. Means or expedient. 4. Instrument or agent. 5. Authority. 6. Logical premises. 7. Cause. 8. Motion or following. 9. Killing or destroying. 10. Funeral obsequies. 11. Drug or medicament. 12. Wealth. 13. An army. 14. The penis. 15. Friendship. 16. Judicial enforcement of delivery. 17. Oxidation of metals for alchemy. 18. Religious and moral observances for spiritual purity. 19. Proof.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Accomplishing, constituent element, means, or process. 2. Destroying, cause, or neutralizing. 3. Wealth, army, enforcement, or proof. 4. Meritorious works, obsequies, or drug.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Accomplishing or performing. 2. Complete attainment of an object. 3. A means or expedient. 4. An efficient cause or source. 5. An instrument or agent. 6. The instrumental case. 7. A bodily organ. 8. The penis. 9. An udder. 10. Implement, utensil, or apparatus. 11. Matter, materials, or ingredients. 12. A medicinal preparation or drug. 13. Military apparatus or part of an army. 14. Aid or assistance. 15. Proof or demonstration. 16. A premise leading to a conclusion or the middle term in logic. 17. Accomplishing anything by magic or incantation. 18. Enforcing payment or inflicting a fine. 19. Penance or self-mortification. 20. Attainment of beatitude. 21. Wealth. 22. Profit or advantage. 23. Friendship. 24. Subduing or overcoming. 25. Subduing by charms. 26. Conciliating, propitiating, or worshipping. 27. Killing or destroying. 28. Burning a dead body or obsequies. 29. Setting out or proceeding.

साधन (sādhana) (II) n. 1. The act of accomplishing or performing, अधोदृष्टिर्नैष्कृतिकः स्वार्थसाधन (sādhana)तत्परः (adhodṛṣṭirnaiṣkṛtikaḥ svārthasādhanatatparaḥ) M. iv.196; 2. accomplishment, completion, complete attainment of any object, प्रजार्थसाधन (sādhana)े तौ हि पर्यायोद्यतकार्मुकौ (prajārthasādhane tau hi paryāyodyatakārmukau) R. iv.16; 3. a means of obtaining or accomplishing, a means or expedient in general, वंगानुत्खाय तरसा नेता नौसाधन (sādhana)ोद्यतान् (vaṃgānutkhāya tarasā netā nausādhanodyatān) R. iv.36, i.19, 82, K.S. v.33; 4. efficient cause, source, cause in general; 5. an instrument, agent, तपसैव प्रसिध्यंति त्पस्तेषां हि साधन (sādhana)म् (tapasaiva prasidhyaṃti tpasteṣāṃ hi sādhanam) M. xi.237; 6. the instrumental case (in gram.); 7. a bodily organ; 8. the penis; 9. an udder; 10. implement, utensil, apparatus; 11. matter, materials, ingredients; 12. medicinal preparation, drug, medicine; 13. part of an army, any military apparatus; 14. aid, assistance; 15. substantiation, proof, demonstration; 16. a premise leading to a conclusion, the middle term or Hetu in a syllogism (in logic), व्यावृत्तं च विपक्षतो भवति यत्तत्साधन (sādhana)ं सिद्धये (vyāvṛttaṃ ca vipakṣato bhavati yattatsādhanaṃ siddhaye) Mud. v.; 17. accomplishing anything by magic or incantation; 18. the enforcement of the delivery of anything, infliction of a fine, enforcement of the payment of a debt (in law); 19. penance, self-mortification; 20. attainment of beatitude, तस्मादेतत्परं मन्ये यज्जंतोरस्य साधन (sādhana)म् (tasmādetatparaṃ manye yajjaṃtorasya sādhanam) M. xii.100; 21. wealth; 22. profit, advantage; 23. friendship; 24. subduing, overcoming; 25. subduing by charms; 26. conciliating, propitiating, worshipping; 27. killing, destroying, फलं च तस्य प्रतिकायसाधन (sādhana)म् (phalaṃ ca tasya pratikāyasādhanam) Kir. xiv.17; 28. burning a dead body, obsequies; 29. setting out, proceeding. [ID=40385]

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Accomplishing or effecting. 2. Materials or composition. 3. A thing or substance. 4. A means or expedient. 5. An instrument or agent. 6. Authority. 7. The premises leading to a conclusion. 8. A cause. 9. Motion. 10. Following. 11. Killing or destroying. 12. Post-death ceremonies. 13. A drug or medicament. 14. Wealth. 15. An army. 16. The penis. 17. Friendship. 18. Judicial enforcement or levying a fine. 19. Oxidizing metals for alchemy or medicine. 20. Religious observance for purity and emancipation. 21. Proof or substantiation. 22. Penance. 23. Profit or advantage. 24. Subduing. 25. Subduing by charms. 26. Conciliating or worshipping. 27. Setting out. 28. Aid or assistance. 29. A bodily organ. 30. An udder. 31. An implement or apparatus. 32. The instrumental case in grammar.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Accomplishing. 2. Advancement. 3. A means of accomplishing. 4. Wealth. 5. A part of an army. 6. An instrument. 7. A cause or source of prosperity. 8. Subduing by charms. 9. Killing or destroying. 10. Obsequies. 11. Authority. 12. Proof or substantiation. 13. The middle term in an inference. 14. Enforcement of delivery or payment. 15. A medicament or drug. 16. Matter or materials. 17. A substance or thing. 18. The penis. 19. Going. 20. Following or profit. 21. Good works. 22. Friendship.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adjective: Effecting / Guiding / Procuring

8 definitions

leading straight to a goal

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

effective, efficient

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

procuring

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Accomplishing or effecting

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Directing to the goal or guiding. 2. Procuring or securing. 3. Conjuring up. 4. Expressive of or designating. 5. Subduing or vanquishing. 6. Gaining power over by spells or summoning. 7. Accomplishing, performing, or fulfilling. 8. Preparing food. 9. Procuring, acquiring, or attaining. 10. Recovering a debt. 11. Demonstrating or proving. 12. Serving as an expedient, means, instrument, or requisite. 13. An army or forces. 14. Fighting. 15. Result.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Effecting

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Leading to the aim, producing, or procuring. 2. Effective or capable. 3. Subduing, mastering, accomplishing, or effecting. 4. Acquiring or recovering. 5. Proving, evincing, or arguing with evidence. 6. A means, expedient, or requisite. 7. Military force. 8. Result or consequence.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Effecting or bringing about. 2. A perfecter. 3. The act of accomplishing or performing. 4. Accomplishment or completion. 5. A means of obtaining or an expedient. 6. An efficient cause or source. 7. An instrument or agent. 8. The instrumental case in grammar. 9. A bodily organ, specifically the penis or an udder. 10. An implement, utensil, or apparatus. 11. Matter, materials, or substance. 12. A medicinal preparation or drug. 13. Military apparatus, force, or army. 14. Aid, assistance, or an assistant. 15. Proof or demonstration. 16. A reason or premise leading to a conclusion. 17. Accomplishing anything by magic or incantations. 18. Enforcement of payment or infliction of a fine. 19. Good works, penance, or moral and ceremonial duties. 20. Wealth. 21. Advantage or profit. 22. Friendship. 23. Subduing or overcoming. 24. Worshipping or propitiating. 25. Killing or destroying. 26. Burning on the funeral pile or obsequies. 27. Setting out or going quickly.

साधन (sādhana) [Printed book page 1104-c]
Sādhana, as, ī, am, effecting; a perfecter; (as),

m., N. of the author of Ṛg-veda X. 157; (am), n. the
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act of accomplishing, effecting, performing; settling;

accomplishment, completion, complete attainment of

any object; a means of accomplishing or effecting,

means of obtaining, means or expedient (in general);

efficient cause, source, cause (in general); an instru-

ment, agent; the instrumental case (in grammar);

a bodily organ; the penis; an udder; an implement,

utensil, apparatus; matter, materials, ingredient, sub-

stance; a medicinal preparation, drug, medicine; a

component part of an army, any military apparatus,

force, army; aid, assistance, an assistant; substanti-

ation, proof, establishment of the truth, demonstra-

tion; a reason or premise leading to a conclusion,

middle term or Hetu in a syllogism (= vyāpya,

q. v.); accomplishing anything by magic or incanta-

tions, magic; enforcement of payment or settlement

(of a debt), compelling the delivery of anything,

infliction of a fine (in law); good works, penance,

self-mortification, the observance of moral and cere-

monial duties, attainment of beatitude; wealth;

advantage, profit; friendship; the act of subduing,

overcoming; subduing by charms, stupefying, fasci-

nating; conciliating, propitiating, worshipping; kill-

ing, destroying; killing metals, depriving them by

oxydation &c. of their metallic properties (especially

said of mercury); burning on the funeral pile, ob-

sequies; setting out, proceeding, going; going

quickly; going after, following. —Sādhana-kriyā, f.

(in Pāṇini) an action connected with a Kāraka; a finite

verb; a Kṛd-anta affix. —Sādhana-catuṣṭaya,

am, n. four kinds of proof (in phil.). —Sādhana-

tā, f. or sādhana-tva, am, n. being a means of

attaining (e. g. dharmasya tattva-jñānādi-sādha-

natve kim mānam, what proof is there of merit

being the means of attaining to the knowledge of

the truth?); the state of perfection. —Sādhana-

nirdeśa, as, m. the production of proof (in law);

the indication of premises leading to a conclusion.

—Sādhana-pañcaka, am, n., N. of five stanzas

giving rules for the attainment of Pra-śānti or qui-

escence. —Sādhana-pattra, am, n. any written

document used as evidence or proof. —Sādhana-

rūpin, ī, iṇī, i, having the form of an instrument,

having the form or character of a means or expe-

dient. —Sādhanārha (°na-ar°), as, ā, am, worthy

of being accomplished. —Sādhanāvyāpaka (°na-

av°), as, ā, am, (in logic) not invariably attending

on the proof. —Sādhanāvyāpaka-tā, f. or sā-

dhanāvyāpaka-tva, am, n. non-invariable attend-

ance on the proof or on what is brought forward

in proof. [ID=51820]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Means / Instrument / Aid

6 definitions

any means, instrument, or expedient for accomplishing something

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

means of correcting or punishing

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A means or expedient for accomplishing anything.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An instrument or agent

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Implement, apparatus

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aid, help, or assistance

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Magical Acts / Conjuring / Enchantment

5 definitions

conjuring up a spirit

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

subduing by charms or summoning spirits

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a means of summoning or conjuring up a spirit or deity

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Subduing by charms.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Accomplishing anything by charms or magic

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Wealth / Profit / Gain / Goods / Result

5 definitions

means of enjoyment or goods

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

obtaining, procuring, or acquisition

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

fruit or result

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Wealth.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Profit, advantage

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bodily Organs

4 definitions

organ of generation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A bodily organ.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The penis

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An udder

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grammatical / Linguistic Term

4 definitions

denoting, designating, or expressive of

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

in grammar, the sense of the instrumental or agent

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the conjugational affix or suffix placed between the root and terminations

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The instrumental case.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proof / Evidence / Logical Premise

4 definitions

Proof, demonstration, or establishment of a truth.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

reason or premiss leading to a conclusion

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proof or demonstration

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The middle term in a syllogism or reason that leads to a conclusion

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Spiritual Practices / Rites / Liberation

4 definitions

Penance, self-mortification

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Attainment of final beatitude

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Burning a dead body

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Obsequies

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Army / Military Force / Warfare

3 definitions

military forces or warfare materials

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

conflict or battle

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An army or a part thereof

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Healing / Curing / Medicine

3 definitions

healing or cure

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Healing, curing.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A medicinal preparation, drug, or medicine.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Materials / Substance / Ingredients

3 definitions

1. Matter, material, or medicine. 2. Good works, penance, or worship. 3. Killing or destroying, including the oxidization of metals. 4. Funeral rites. 5. Setting out, proceeding, or following.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Appliance, materials

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Matter, ingredients, substance

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Appeasement / Propitiation / Worship

2 definitions

propitiation, worship, adoration

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Conciliating, propitiating, winning over

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cause / Source

2 definitions

efficient cause or source

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The efficient cause or source

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Legal Enforcement / Recovery of Dues

2 definitions

enforcing payment or recovery of a debt

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Enforcement of the delivery of anything, payment of debt, or infliction of fine

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Movement / Proceeding / Following

2 definitions

Going out, setting forward, departure

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Going after, following

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Subduing / Overcoming / Mastering

2 definitions

the act of subduing or mastering

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Subduing, overcoming

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Friendship

1 definition

Friendship

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Killing / Destruction / Metal Treatment

1 definition

Killing, destroying

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Noun (Name)

1 definition

the author of Rigveda 10.157

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.