sādhana (adj. -- nt.) [fr. sādh] 1. enforcing, proving j i.307; da i.105. -- 2. settling, clearing (a debt) j ii.341 (uddhāra˚). in this meaning mixed with sodheti; it is impossible to decide which of the two is to be preferred. see iṇa & uddhāra. -- 3. yielding, effecting, producing, resulting in ( -- ˚) a iii.156 (laṇḍa˚ dung -- producing); da i.273; vva 194; pva 278 (hita˚). -- 4. materials, instrument vva 349; pva 199.