sā́dhana mf(ī or ā) jn. leading straight to a goal, guiding well, furthering RV

• effective, efficient, productive of (comp.) MBh. Kāv. &c

• procuring Kāv

• conjuring up (a spirit) Kathās

• denoting, designating, expressive of (comp.) Pāṇ. Sch

• m. N. of the author of RV. x, 157 (having the patr. bhauvana) Anukr

• (ā), f. accomplishment, performance ( See mantra-s○)

• propitiation, worship, adoration L

• (am), n. (ifc. f. ā), the act of mastering, overpowering, subduing Kir. Pañcat

• subdueing by charms, conjuring up, summoning (spirits &c.) MBh. Kathās

• subduing a disease, healing, cure Suśr. MBh. &c

• enforcing payment or recovery (of a debt) Daś

• bringing about, carrying out, accomplishment, fullilment, completion, perfection Nir. MBh. &c

• establishment of a truth, proof. argument, demonstration Yājñ. Sāh. Sarvad

• reason or premiss (in a syllogism, leading to a conclusion) Mudr. v, 10

• any means of effecting or accomplishing, any agent or instrument or implement or utensil or apparatus, an expedient, requisite for (gen. or comp.) Mn. R. &c

• a means of summoning or conjuring up a spirit (or deity) Kālac

• means or materials of warfare, military forces, army or portion of an army (sg. and pl.) Hariv. Uttar. Rājat

• conflict, battle Śiś

• means of correcting or punishing (as 'a stick', 'rod' &c.) TBr. Sch

• means of enjoyment, goods, commodities &c. R

• efficient cause or source (in general) L

• organ of generation (male or female), Sah

• (in gram.) the sense of the instrumental or agent (as expressed by the case of a noun, opp. to the action itself) Pat

• preparing, making ready, preparation (of food, poison &c.) Kathās. MārkP

• obtaining, procuring, gain, acquisition Kāv. BhP

• finding out by calculation, computation Gaṇit

• fruit, result Pañcat

• the conjugational affix or suffix which is placed between the √and terminations (= viiharaṇa, q.v.) Pāṇ. 8-4, 30 Vārtt. 1

• (only L. 'matter, material, substance, ingredient, drug, medicine

• good works, penance, self-mortification, attainment of beatitude

• conciliation, propitiation, worship

• killing, destroying

• killing metals, depriving them by oxydation &c. of their metallic properties esp. said of mercury

• burning on a funeral pile, obsequies

• setting out, proceeding, going

• going quickly

• going after, following.)