साधना

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit साध्नोति (sādhnoti, “to accomplish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɑːd̪ʱ.nɑː/

Noun

साधना • (sādhnā) f

Verb

साधना • (sādhnā) (transitive)

to accomplish, acquire knowledge of
to practice, attempt
to aim at; shoot at
उसने अपनी बंदूक़ जानवर पे साधी।
usne apnī bandūq jānvar pe sādhī.
He aimed his gun at the animal.

निशाना साधना ― niśānā sādhnā ― to aim at the target

Conjugation

Impersonal forms of साधना (sādhnā)
Stem		साध sādh
Conjunctive		साधकर, साधके sādhkar, sādhke
		m	m obl, pl	f	f obl, pl
Infinitive		साधना sādhnā	साधने sādhne	साधनी sādhnī	साधनीं sādhnī̃
Adjectival	imperf	साधता sādhtā	साधते sādhte	साधती sādhtī	साधतीं sādhtī̃
Adjectival	perf	साधा sādhā	साधे sādhe	साधी sādhī	साधीं sādhī̃
Agentive		साधनेवाला sādhnevālā	साधनेवाले sādhnevāle	साधनेवाली sādhnevālī	साधनेवालीं sādhnevālī̃

Conjugation of साधना (sādhnā)
Person		Singular			Plural
Person		1^st person मैं	2^nd person तू	3^rd person यह/वह	1^st person हम	2^nd person तुम	3^rd person ये/वे/आप
Perfective
Simple	m	साधा sādhā	साधा sādhā	साधा sādhā	साधे sādhe	साधे sādhe	साधे sādhe
Simple	f	साधी sādhī	साधी sādhī	साधी sādhī	साधीं sādhī̃	साधीं sādhī̃	साधीं sādhī̃
Present	m	साधा हूँ sādhā hū̃	साधा है sādhā hai	साधा है sādhā hai	साधे हैं sādhe ha͠i	साधे हो sādhe ho	साधे हैं sādhe ha͠i
Present	f	साधी हूँ sādhī hū̃	साधी है sādhī hai	साधी है sādhī hai	साधीं हैं sādhī̃ ha͠i	साधीं हो sādhī̃ ho	साधीं हैं sādhī̃ ha͠i
Past	m	साधा था sādhā thā	साधा था sādhā thā	साधा था sādhā thā	साधे थे sādhe the	साधे थे sādhe the	साधे थे sādhe the
Past	f	साधी थी sādhī thī	साधी थी sādhī thī	साधी थी sādhī thī	साधीं थीं sādhī̃ thī̃	साधीं थीं sādhī̃ thī̃	साधीं थीं sādhī̃ thī̃
Presumptive	m	साधा हूँगा sādhā hū̃gā	साधा होगा sādhā hogā	साधा होगा sādhā hogā	साधे होंगे sādhe hoṅge	साधे होगे sādhe hoge	साधे होंगे sādhe hoṅge
Presumptive	f	साधी हूँगी sādhī hū̃gī	साधी होगी sādhī hogī	साधी होगी sādhī hogī	साधीं होंगे sādhī̃ hoṅge	साधीं होगे sādhī̃ hoge	साधीं होंगे sādhī̃ hoṅge
Subjunctive	m	साधा हूँ sādhā hū̃	साधा हो sādhā ho	साधा हो sādhā ho	साधे हों sādhe hõ	साधे हो sādhe ho	साधे हों sādhe hõ
Subjunctive	f	साधी हूँ sādhī hū̃	साधी हो sādhī ho	साधी हो sādhī ho	साधीं हों sādhī̃ hõ	साधीं हो sādhī̃ ho	साधीं हों sādhī̃ hõ
Imperfective
Present	m	साधता sādhtā	साधता sādhtā	साधता sādhtā	साधते sādhte	साधते sādhte	साधते sādhte
Present	f	साधती sādhtī	साधती sādhtī	साधती sādhtī	साधतीं sādhtī̃	साधतीं sādhtī̃	साधतीं sādhtī̃
Present	m	साधता हूँ sādhtā hū̃	साधता है sādhtā hai	साधता है sādhtā hai	साधते हैं sādhte ha͠i	साधते हो sādhte ho	साधते हैं sādhte ha͠i
Present	f	साधती हूँ sādhtī hū̃	साधती है sādhtī hai	साधती है sādhtī hai	साधतीं हैं sādhtī̃ ha͠i	साधतीं हो sādhtī̃ ho	साधतीं हैं sādhtī̃ ha͠i
Past	m	साधता था sādhtā thā	साधता था sādhtā thā	साधता था sādhtā thā	साधते थे sādhte the	साधते थे sādhte the	साधते थे sādhte the
Past	f	साधती थी sādhtī thī	साधती थी sādhtī thī	साधती थी sādhtī thī	साधतीं थीं sādhtī̃ thī̃	साधतीं थीं sādhtī̃ thī̃	साधतीं थीं sādhtī̃ thī̃
Presumptive	m	साधता हूँगा sādhtā hū̃gā	साधता होगा sādhtā hogā	साधता होगा sādhtā hogā	साधते होंगे sādhte hoṅge	साधते होगे sādhte hoge	साधते होंगे sādhte hoṅge
Presumptive	f	साधती हूँगी sādhtī hū̃gī	साधती होगी sādhtī hogī	साधती होगी sādhtī hogī	साधतीं होंगीं sādhtī̃ hoṅgī̃	साधतीं होगीं sādhtī̃ hogī̃	साधतीं होंगीं sādhtī̃ hoṅgī̃
Subjunctive	m	साधता हूँ sādhtā hū̃	साधता हो sādhtā ho	साधता हो sādhtā ho	साधते हों sādhte hõ	साधते हो sādhte ho	साधते हों sādhte hõ
Subjunctive	f	साधती हूँ sādhtī hū̃	साधती हो sādhtī ho	साधती हो sādhtī ho	साधतीं हों sādhtī̃ hõ	साधतीं हो sādhtī̃ ho	साधतीं हों sādhtī̃ hõ
Continuous
Present	m	साध रहा हूँ sādh rahā hū̃	साध रहा है sādh rahā hai	साध रहा है sādh rahā hai	साध रहे हैं sādh rahe ha͠i	साध रहे हो sādh rahe ho	साध रहे हैं sādh rahe ha͠i
Present	f	साध रही हूँ sādh rahī hū̃	साध रही है sādh rahī hai	साध रही है sādh rahī hai	साध रहीं हैं sādh rahī̃ ha͠i	साध रहीं हो sādh rahī̃ ho	साध रहीं हैं sādh rahī̃ ha͠i
Past	m	साध रहा था sādh rahā thā	साध रहा था sādh rahā thā	साध रहा था sādh rahā thā	साध रहे थे sādh rahe the	साध रहे थे sādh rahe the	साध रहे थे sādh rahe the
Past	f	साध रही थी sādh rahī thī	साध रही थी sādh rahī thī	साध रही थी sādh rahī thī	साध रहीं थीं sādh rahī̃ thī̃	साध रहीं थीं sādh rahī̃ thī̃	साध रहीं थीं sādh rahī̃ thī̃
Presumptive	m	साध रहा हूँगा sādh rahā hū̃gā	साध रहा होगा sādh rahā hogā	साध रहा होगा sādh rahā hogā	साध रहे होंगे sādh rahe hoṅge	साध रहे होगे sādh rahe hoge	साध रहे होंगे sādh rahe hoṅge
Presumptive	f	साध रही हूँगा sādh rahī hū̃gā	साध रही होगा sādh rahī hogā	साध रही होगा sādh rahī hogā	साध रहीं होंगे sādh rahī̃ hoṅge	साध रहीं होगे sādh rahī̃ hoge	साध रहीं होंगे sādh rahī̃ hoṅge
Subjunctive	m	साध रहा हूँ sādh rahā hū̃	साध रहा हो sādh rahā ho	साध रहा हो sādh rahā ho	साध रहे हों sādh rahe hõ	साध रहे हो sādh rahe ho	साध रहे हों sādh rahe hõ
Subjunctive	f	साध रही हूँ sādh rahī hū̃	साध रही हो sādh rahī ho	साध रही हो sādh rahī ho	साध रहीं हों sādh rahī̃ hõ	साध रहीं हो sādh rahī̃ ho	साध रहीं हों sādh rahī̃ hõ
Non-aspectual
Subjunctive		साधूँ sādhū̃	साधे sādhe	साधे sādhe	साधें sādhẽ	साधो sādho	साधें sādhẽ
Future	m	साधूँगा sādhū̃gā	साधेगा sādhegā	साधेगा sādhegā	साधेंगे sādheṅge	साधोगे sādhoge	साधेंगे sādheṅge
Future	f	साधूँगी sādhū̃gī	साधेगी sādhegī	साधेगी sādhegī	साधेंगी sādheṅgī	साधोगी sādhogī	साधेंगी sādheṅgī
Imperative			साध sādh			साधो sādho	साधिये / साधिए साधियेगा / साधिएगा sādhiye / sādhie sādhiyegā / sādhiegā

References

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

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