साध्नोति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সাধ্নোতি (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬵᬥ᭄ᬦᭀᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• সাধ্নোতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰯𑰠𑰿𑰡𑰺𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑁆𑀦𑁄𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• သာဓ္နောတိ (Burmese script)
• સાધ્નોતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਾਧ੍ਨੋਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦴꦣ꧀ꦤꦺꦴꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂰𑂡𑂹𑂢𑂷𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಾಧ್ನೋತಿ (Kannada script)
• សាធ្នោតិ (Khmer script)
• ສາຘ຺ໂນຕິ (Lao script)
• സാധ്നോതി (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᠨᠣᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘰𑘠𑘿𑘡𑘻𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᢗᢑᠾᠨᠣᠸᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧑𑧀𑧠𑧁𑧜𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐵𑐢𑑂𑐣𑑀𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ସାଧ୍ନୋତି (Odia script)
• ꢱꢵꢤ꣄ꢥꣂꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆳𑆣𑇀𑆤𑆾𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖯𑖠𑖿𑖡𑖺𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• සාධ‍්නොති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩛𑩮 𑪙𑩯𑩕𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚭𑚜𑚶𑚝𑚴𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஸாத்⁴நோதி (Tamil script)
• సాధ్నోతి (Telugu script)
• สาธฺโนติ (Thai script)
• སཱ་དྷྣོ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒰𑒡𑓂𑒢𑒼𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨊𑨜𑩇𑨝𑨆𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root साध् (sādh), from Proto-Indo-European *seHdʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑːdʱ.nɐ́w.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɑːd̪ʱˈn̪oː.t̪i/

Verb

साध्नोति • (sādhnoti) third-singular indicative (class 5, type P, present, root साध्)

1. to obtain
2. to attain, accomplish

Conjugation

Present: साध्नोति (sādhnóti), साध्नुते (sādhnuté)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	साध्नोति sādhnóti	साध्नुतः sādhnutáḥ	साध्नुवन्ति sādhnuvánti	साध्नुते sādhnuté	साध्नुवाते sādhnuvā́te	साध्नुवते sādhnuváte
Second	साध्नोषि sādhnóṣi	साध्नुथः sādhnutháḥ	साध्नुथ sādhnuthá	साध्नुषे sādhnuṣé	साध्नुवाथे sādhnuvā́the	साध्नुध्वे sādhnudhvé
First	साध्नोमि sādhnómi	साध्नुवः sādhnuváḥ	साध्नुमः / साध्नुमसि¹ sādhnumáḥ / sādhnumási¹	साध्नुवे sādhnuvé	साध्नुवहे sādhnuváhe	साध्नुमहे sādhnumáhe
Imperative
Third	साध्नोतु sādhnótu	साध्नुताम् sādhnutā́m	साध्नुवन्तु sādhnuvántu	साध्नुताम् sādhnutā́m	साध्नुवाताम् sādhnuvā́tām	साध्नुवताम् sādhnuvátām
Second	साध्नुहि sādhnuhí	साध्नुतम् sādhnutám	साध्नुत sādhnutá	साध्नुष्व sādhnuṣvá	साध्नुवाथाम् sādhnuvā́thām	साध्नुध्वम् sādhnudhvám
First	साध्नवानि sādhnávāni	साध्नवाव sādhnávāva	साध्नवाम sādhnávāma	साध्नवै sādhnávai	साध्नवावहै sādhnávāvahai	साध्नवामहै sādhnávāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	साध्नुयात् sādhnuyā́t	साध्नुयाताम् sādhnuyā́tām	साध्नुयुः sādhnuyúḥ	साध्नुवीत sādhnuvītá	साध्नुवीयाताम् sādhnuvīyā́tām	साध्नुवीरन् sādhnuvīrán
Second	साध्नुयाः sādhnuyā́ḥ	साध्नुयातम् sādhnuyā́tam	साध्नुयात sādhnuyā́ta	साध्नुवीथाः sādhnuvīthā́ḥ	साध्नुवीयाथाम् sādhnuvīyā́thām	साध्नुवीध्वम् sādhnuvīdhvám
First	साध्नुयाम् sādhnuyā́m	साध्नुयाव sādhnuyā́va	साध्नुयाम sādhnuyā́ma	साध्नुवीय sādhnuvīyá	साध्नुवीवहि sādhnuvīváhi	साध्नुवीमहि sādhnuvīmáhi
Subjunctive
Third	साध्नवत् / साध्नवति sādhnávat / sādhnávati	साध्नवतः sādhnávataḥ	साध्नवन् sādhnávan	साध्नवते / साध्नवातै sādhnávate / sādhnávātai	साध्नवैते sādhnávaite	साध्नवन्त / साध्नवान्तै sādhnávanta / sādhnávāntai
Second	साध्नवः / साध्नवसि sādhnávaḥ / sādhnávasi	साध्नवथः sādhnávathaḥ	साध्नवथ sādhnávatha	साध्नवसे / साध्नवासै sādhnávase / sādhnávāsai	साध्नवैथे sādhnávaithe	साध्नवध्वे / साध्नवाध्वै sādhnávadhve / sādhnávādhvai
First	साध्नवानि / साध्नवा sādhnávāni / sādhnávā	साध्नवाव sādhnávāva	साध्नवाम sādhnávāma	साध्नवै sādhnávai	साध्नवावहै sādhnávāvahai	साध्नवामहै sādhnávāmahai
Participles
	साध्नुवत् sādhnuvát			साध्नुवान sādhnuvāná
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: असाध्नोत् (ásādhnot), असाध्नुत (ásādhnuta)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	असाध्नोत् ásādhnot	असाध्नुताम् ásādhnutām	असाध्नुवन् ásādhnuvan	असाध्नुत ásādhnuta	असाध्नुवाताम् ásādhnuvātām	असाध्नुवत ásādhnuvata
Second	असाध्नोः ásādhnoḥ	असाध्नुतम् ásādhnutam	असाध्नुत ásādhnuta	असाध्नुथाः ásādhnuthāḥ	असाध्नुवाथाम् ásādhnuvāthām	असाध्नुध्वम् ásādhnudhvam
First	असाध्नवम् ásādhnavam	असाध्नुव ásādhnuva	असाध्नुम ásādhnuma	असाध्नुवि ásādhnuvi	असाध्नुवहि ásādhnuvahi	असाध्नुमहि ásādhnumahi

Descendants

• Prakrit:

  Helu Prakrit:

  • >? Sinhalese: සදනවා (sadanawā), හදනවා (hadanawā)

  Khasa Prakrit:

  • Nepali: साध्नु (sādhnu)

  Magadhi Prakrit:

  • Assamese: সাধ (xadh)
  • Bengali: সাধা (śadha)
  • Maithili: sādhab

    Devanagari script: साधब

    Tirhuta script: 𑒮𑒰𑒡𑒥

  • Odia: ସାଧିବା (sādhibā)

  Maharastri Prakrit:

  • Konkani: sādhce

    Devanagari script: साध्चे

    Kannada script: ಸಾಧ್ಚೆ

    Latin script: sadhce

  • Old Marathi: sādhaṇe

    Devanagari script: साधणे

    Modi script: 𑘭𑘰𑘠𑘜𑘹

    • Marathi: साधणे (sādhṇe)

  Paisaci Prakrit:

  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Old Punjabi: ਸਾਧਿ (sādhi)
      • Punjabi:

        Gurmukhi script: ਸਾਧਣਾ (sādhṇā)

        Shahmukhi script: سادھݨا (sādhṇā)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: ساڌَڻُ

      Devanagari script: साधणु

  Sauraseni Prakrit:

  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: સાધવું (sādhvũ)
    • Marwari: साधणौ (sādhṇau)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Old Hindi: साधना (sādhanā), सांधना (sā̃dhanā)
      • Hindustani: sādhnā

        Hindi: साधना

        Urdu: سَادْھنَا (sādhnā)

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “sē[idh-]”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 892
• Monier Williams (1899) “साध्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1200, column 3.

Further reading

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “साध्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1666
• Monier Williams (1899) “साध्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1200, column 3.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sādhnṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 770