शोधक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शोधक (śodhaka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃoː.d̪ʱək/, [ʃoː.d̪ʱɐk]

Adjective

शोधक • (śodhak) (indeclinable)

1. purificatory, purifying, refining
2. cleansing, purgative
3. investigating

Noun

शोधक • (śodhak) m

1. (arithmetic, algebra) the subtrahend, the quantity to be subtracted from a number (to render it capable of yielding an exact square root)
2. a purifier,
3. an investigator, researcher

Declension

Declension of शोधक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शोधक śodhak	शोधक śodhak
oblique	शोधक śodhak	शोधकों śodhakõ
vocative	शोधक śodhak	शोधको śodhako

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शोधक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शोधक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “शोधक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শোধক (Assamese script)
• ᬰᭀᬥᬓ (Balinese script)
• শোধক (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰺𑰠𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁄𑀥𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ၐောဓက (Burmese script)
• શોધક (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੋਧਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍋𑌧𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦺꦴꦣꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂷𑂡𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಶೋಧಕ (Kannada script)
• ឝោធក (Khmer script)
• ໂຨຘກ (Lao script)
• ശോധക (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠣᢡᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘻𑘠𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠣᠸᠠᢑᠾᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧜𑧀𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑀𑐢𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଶୋଧକ (Odia script)
• ꢯꣂꢤꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆾𑆣𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖺𑖠𑖎 (Siddham script)
• ශොධක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩕𑩮𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚴𑚜𑚊 (Takri script)
• ஶோத⁴க (Tamil script)
• శోధక (Telugu script)
• โศธก (Thai script)
• ཤོ་དྷ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒼𑒡𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨆𑨜𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root शुध् (śudh, “to be cleared or cleansed or purified, become pure”) +‎ -अक (-aka).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐw.dʱɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕoː.d̪ʱɐ.kɐ/

Adjective

शोधक • (śodhaka) stem

1. purificatory

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शोधक (śodhaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शोधकः śodhakaḥ	शोधकौ / शोधका¹ śodhakau / śodhakā¹	शोधकाः / शोधकासः¹ śodhakāḥ / śodhakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शोधक śodhaka	शोधकौ / शोधका¹ śodhakau / śodhakā¹	शोधकाः / शोधकासः¹ śodhakāḥ / śodhakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शोधकम् śodhakam	शोधकौ / शोधका¹ śodhakau / śodhakā¹	शोधकान् śodhakān
Instrumental	शोधकेन śodhakena	शोधकाभ्याम् śodhakābhyām	शोधकैः / शोधकेभिः¹ śodhakaiḥ / śodhakebhiḥ¹
Dative	शोधकाय śodhakāya	शोधकाभ्याम् śodhakābhyām	शोधकेभ्यः śodhakebhyaḥ
Ablative	शोधकात् śodhakāt	शोधकाभ्याम् śodhakābhyām	शोधकेभ्यः śodhakebhyaḥ
Genitive	शोधकस्य śodhakasya	शोधकयोः śodhakayoḥ	शोधकानाम् śodhakānām
Locative	शोधके śodhake	शोधकयोः śodhakayoḥ	शोधकेषु śodhakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शोधिका (śodhikā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शोधिका śodhikā	शोधिके śodhike	शोधिकाः śodhikāḥ
Vocative	शोधिके śodhike	शोधिके śodhike	शोधिकाः śodhikāḥ
Accusative	शोधिकाम् śodhikām	शोधिके śodhike	शोधिकाः śodhikāḥ
Instrumental	शोधिकया / शोधिका¹ śodhikayā / śodhikā¹	शोधिकाभ्याम् śodhikābhyām	शोधिकाभिः śodhikābhiḥ
Dative	शोधिकायै śodhikāyai	शोधिकाभ्याम् śodhikābhyām	शोधिकाभ्यः śodhikābhyaḥ
Ablative	शोधिकायाः / शोधिकायै² śodhikāyāḥ / śodhikāyai²	शोधिकाभ्याम् śodhikābhyām	शोधिकाभ्यः śodhikābhyaḥ
Genitive	शोधिकायाः / शोधिकायै² śodhikāyāḥ / śodhikāyai²	शोधिकयोः śodhikayoḥ	शोधिकानाम् śodhikānām
Locative	शोधिकायाम् śodhikāyām	शोधिकयोः śodhikayoḥ	शोधिकासु śodhikāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शोधक (śodhaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शोधकम् śodhakam	शोधके śodhake	शोधकानि / शोधका¹ śodhakāni / śodhakā¹
Vocative	शोधक śodhaka	शोधके śodhake	शोधकानि / शोधका¹ śodhakāni / śodhakā¹
Accusative	शोधकम् śodhakam	शोधके śodhake	शोधकानि / शोधका¹ śodhakāni / śodhakā¹
Instrumental	शोधकेन śodhakena	शोधकाभ्याम् śodhakābhyām	शोधकैः / शोधकेभिः¹ śodhakaiḥ / śodhakebhiḥ¹
Dative	शोधकाय śodhakāya	शोधकाभ्याम् śodhakābhyām	शोधकेभ्यः śodhakebhyaḥ
Ablative	शोधकात् śodhakāt	शोधकाभ्याम् śodhakābhyām	शोधकेभ्यः śodhakebhyaḥ
Genitive	शोधकस्य śodhakasya	शोधकयोः śodhakayoḥ	शोधकानाम् śodhakānām
Locative	शोधके śodhake	शोधकयोः śodhakayoḥ	शोधकेषु śodhakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

शोधक • (śodhaka) stem, m

1. purifier
2. corrective
3. (arithmetic, algebra) "corrector", the subtrahend, the quantity to be subtracted from a number (to render it capable of yielding an exact square root)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शोधक (śodhaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शोधकः śodhakaḥ	शोधकौ / शोधका¹ śodhakau / śodhakā¹	शोधकाः / शोधकासः¹ śodhakāḥ / śodhakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शोधक śodhaka	शोधकौ / शोधका¹ śodhakau / śodhakā¹	शोधकाः / शोधकासः¹ śodhakāḥ / śodhakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शोधकम् śodhakam	शोधकौ / शोधका¹ śodhakau / śodhakā¹	शोधकान् śodhakān
Instrumental	शोधकेन śodhakena	शोधकाभ्याम् śodhakābhyām	शोधकैः / शोधकेभिः¹ śodhakaiḥ / śodhakebhiḥ¹
Dative	शोधकाय śodhakāya	शोधकाभ्याम् śodhakābhyām	शोधकेभ्यः śodhakebhyaḥ
Ablative	शोधकात् śodhakāt	शोधकाभ्याम् śodhakābhyām	शोधकेभ्यः śodhakebhyaḥ
Genitive	शोधकस्य śodhakasya	शोधकयोः śodhakayoḥ	शोधकानाम् śodhakānām
Locative	शोधके śodhake	शोधकयोः śodhakayoḥ	शोधकेषु śodhakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “शोधक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1091.