समाधान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.mɑː.d̪ʱɑːn/, [sɐ.mäː.d̪ʱä̃ːn]

Noun

समाधान • (samādhān) m (Urdu spelling سَمادھان)

solution, answer
Synonym: हल (hal)

प्रश्न का समाधान है ही नहीं।
praśna kā samādhān hai hī nahī̃.
The problem just has no solution.
putting together, resolving

Declension

Declension of समाधान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	समाधान samādhān	समाधान samādhān
oblique	समाधान samādhān	समाधानों samādhānõ
vocative	समाधान samādhān	समाधानो samādhāno

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sə.ma.d̪ʱan/

Noun

समाधान • (samādhān) n

satisfaction, contentment
Synonyms: संतोष (santoṣ), तृप्ती (truptī)
solution (to a problem or issue)
Synonyms: उपाय (upāy), तोड (toḍ)

Antonym: समस्या (samasyā)

Declension

Declension of समाधान (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	समाधान samādhān
direct plural	समाधाने, समाधानं samādhāne, samādhāna
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	समाधान samādhān	समाधाने, समाधानं samādhāne, samādhāna
oblique सामान्यरूप	समाधाना samādhānā	समाधानां- samādhānān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	समाधानाला samādhānālā	समाधानांना samādhānānnā
ergative	समाधानाने, समाधानानं samādhānāne, samādhānāna	समाधानांनी samādhānānnī
instrumental	समाधानाशी samādhānāśī	समाधानांशी samādhānānśī
locative सप्तमी	समाधानात samādhānāt	समाधानांत samādhānāt
vocative संबोधन	समाधाना samādhānā	समाधानांनो samādhānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of समाधान (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	समाधानाचा samādhānāċā	समाधानाचे samādhānāċe	समाधानाची samādhānācī	समाधानाच्या samādhānācā	समाधानाचे, समाधानाचं samādhānāċe, samādhānāċa	समाधानाची samādhānācī	समाधानाच्या samādhānācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	समाधानांचा samādhānānċā	समाधानांचे samādhānānċe	समाधानांची samādhānāñcī	समाधानांच्या samādhānāncā	समाधानांचे, समाधानांचं samādhānānċe, samādhānānċa	समाधानांची samādhānāñcī	समाधानांच्या samādhānāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

समाधानी (samādhānī)

Proper noun

समाधान • (samādhān) m

a male given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Samadhan

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “समाधान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “समाधान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “समाधान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “समाधान”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Nepali

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sʌmäd̪än]
Phonetic Devanagari: समादान्

Noun

समाधान • (samādhān)

solution

References

“समाधान”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

সমাধান (Assamese script)
ᬲᬫᬵᬥᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
সমাধান (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰦𑰯𑰠𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀥𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
သမာဓာန (Burmese script)
સમાધાન (Gujarati script)
ਸਮਾਧਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦱꦩꦴꦣꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂧𑂰𑂡𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಸಮಾಧಾನ (Kannada script)
សមាធាន (Khmer script)
ສມາຘານ (Lao script)
സമാധാന (Malayalam script)
ᠰᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘦𑘰𑘠𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠰᠠᠮᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧆𑧑𑧀𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑐩𑐵𑐢𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
ସମାଧାନ (Odia script)
ꢱꢪꢵꢤꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆩𑆳𑆣𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖦𑖯𑖠𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
සමාධාන (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑩴𑩛𑩮𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚢𑚭𑚜𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
ஸமாத⁴ாந (Tamil script)
సమాధాన (Telugu script)
สมาธาน (Thai script)
ས་མཱ་དྷཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑒧𑒰𑒡𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨢𑨊𑨜𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

सम्- (sam-) +‎ आधान (ādhāna).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.mɑː.dʱɑː.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ.mɑː.d̪ʱɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

समाधान • (samādhāna) stem, n

putting together, laying, adding (esp. fuel to fire)
composing, adjusting, settling, and reconciliation
intentness, attention
fixing the mind in abstract contemplation (as on the true nature of spirit), religious meditation, profound absorption or contemplation
justification of a statement, proof

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of समाधान
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	समाधानम् (samādhānam)	समाधाने (samādhāne)	समाधानानि (samādhānāni) समाधाना¹ (samādhānā¹)
vocative	समाधान (samādhāna)	समाधाने (samādhāne)	समाधानानि (samādhānāni) समाधाना¹ (samādhānā¹)
accusative	समाधानम् (samādhānam)	समाधाने (samādhāne)	समाधानानि (samādhānāni) समाधाना¹ (samādhānā¹)
instrumental	समाधानेन (samādhānena)	समाधानाभ्याम् (samādhānābhyām)	समाधानैः (samādhānaiḥ) समाधानेभिः¹ (samādhānebhiḥ¹)
dative	समाधानाय (samādhānāya)	समाधानाभ्याम् (samādhānābhyām)	समाधानेभ्यः (samādhānebhyaḥ)
ablative	समाधानात् (samādhānāt)	समाधानाभ्याम् (samādhānābhyām)	समाधानेभ्यः (samādhānebhyaḥ)
genitive	समाधानस्य (samādhānasya)	समाधानयोः (samādhānayoḥ)	समाधानानाम् (samādhānānām)
locative	समाधाने (samādhāne)	समाधानयोः (samādhānayoḥ)	समाधानेषु (samādhāneṣu)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “समाधान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1159/3.