sadhana

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit साधना (sādhanā).

Noun

sadhana (usually uncountable, plural sadhanas)

1. (religion) A spiritual practice or discipline leading to a goal.

Javanese

Romanization

sadhana

1. Romanization of ꦱꦝꦤ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀥𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• सधन (Devanagari script)
• সধন (Bengali script)
• සධන (Sinhalese script)
• သဓန or သꩪၼ (Burmese script)
• สธน or สะธะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨵᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຘນ or ສະຘະນະ (Lao script)
• សធន (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄙𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सधन (sadhana).

Adjective

sadhana

1. rich, wealthy

Declension

Declension table of "sadhana" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sadhano	sadhanā
Accusative (second)	sadhanaṃ	sadhane
Instrumental (third)	sadhanena	sadhanehi or sadhanebhi
Dative (fourth)	sadhanassa or sadhanāya or sadhanatthaṃ	sadhanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sadhanasmā or sadhanamhā or sadhanā	sadhanehi or sadhanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sadhanassa	sadhanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sadhanasmiṃ or sadhanamhi or sadhane	sadhanesu
Vocative (calling)	sadhana	sadhanā

Declension table of "sadhanā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sadhanā	sadhanāyo or sadhanā
Accusative (second)	sadhanaṃ	sadhanāyo or sadhanā
Instrumental (third)	sadhanāya	sadhanāhi or sadhanābhi
Dative (fourth)	sadhanāya	sadhanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sadhanāya	sadhanāhi or sadhanābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sadhanāya	sadhanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sadhanāya or sadhanāyaṃ	sadhanāsu
Vocative (calling)	sadhane	sadhanāyo or sadhanā

Declension table of "sadhana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sadhanaṃ	sadhanāni
Accusative (second)	sadhanaṃ	sadhanāni
Instrumental (third)	sadhanena	sadhanehi or sadhanebhi
Dative (fourth)	sadhanassa or sadhanāya or sadhanatthaṃ	sadhanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sadhanasmā or sadhanamhā or sadhanā	sadhanehi or sadhanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sadhanassa	sadhanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sadhanasmiṃ or sadhanamhi or sadhane	sadhanesu
Vocative (calling)	sadhana	sadhanāni

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sadhana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead