Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

sādhaka साधक – practitioner

adjective · substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive masculine

practitioner

Cappeller 1891 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

sādhaka ·f. °dhikā accomplishing, effecting (gen. or --°); helping, useful; m. assistant, worshipper, sorcerer.

Monier-Williams 1872 Word type unspecified

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Sādhaka, as, akā or ikā, am, effective, accom- plishing, fulfilling, completing, perfecting, finishing; effecting by magic, magical; an efficient or skilful person, adept; aiding, helping, an assistant; (akā), f. epithet of Durgā; (ikā), f. a skilful or efficient woman; [cf. sādhikā, s. v.]

Petersburger 1855 adjective

Original text · German · adjective

sādhaka (vom caus. von 1. sādh) 1〉 adj. (f. sādhikā) a〉 zu Wege bringend, bewirkend: kāryasyaitasya R. 4,45,14. SĀH. D. 739. apavargasya Spr. (II) 3046. dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ vārttāyāścaiva MUIR, ST. 1,32. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 216,b,25. in comp. mit seiner Ergänzung: anya˚ ṚV. PRĀT. 11,34. saṃbhārānyajñasādhakān R. 1,11,3. nakṣatra˚ MBH. 13,1151. saṃkalpa˚ HARIV. 1361 (˚sādhakaṃ zu lesen). sarveṣṭa˚ Verz. d. Oxf. H. 99,b,40. kārya˚ MBH. 3,11306. Spr. (II) 648. Spr. (II) 4425, v. l. Spr. (II) 7401. MĀRK. P. 8,63. BHĀG. P. 8,19,30. arthaṃ˚ MBH. 1,4785. R. 5,1,16. R. 6,70,36. SUŚR. 1,107,20. BHĀG. P. 10,46,18. nānārtha˚ KĀM. NĪTIS. 17,60. sarvasasyārtha˚ VARĀH. BṚH. S. 22,8. dharma˚ MBH. 14,1321. dharmārtha˚ SARVADARŚANAS. 77,16. fg. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 40,b,38. TRIK. 3,3,353. jambha˚ MBH. 5,2474. Ohne Object Verrichter WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 291. WEBER, RĀMAT. UP. 307. sādhakā (!) als Beiw. der Durgā ŚKDR. nach dem DEVĪ-P. sādhaka eine Wirkung hervorbringend, wirksam P. 1,4,23, Vārtt. upāyāḥ MBH. 8,355. hetu Spr. (II) 1685. Spr. (II) 6722. daṇḍa evātra sādhakaḥ R. 5,81,43. KUMĀRAS. 3,12. Schol. zu KAP. 1,58. superl. ˚tama P. 1,4,42. AK. 3,4,13,57. Schol. zu KAP. 1,88. ˚tamatva n. nom. abstr. KAP. 2,39. ŚAṂK._zu_BṚH. ĀR. UP. S. 98. — b〉 einrichtend, heilend: bhagnasya SUŚR. 2,31,11. — c〉 Nutzen bringend, zweckentsprechend, zweckmässig MBH. 3,1873. sarga (neben asādhaka) VP. 1,5,7. fg. VP. 1,5,11. VP. 1,5,14. fg. VP. 1,5,17. MĀRK. P. 47,18 (dṛṣṭvāsā˚ zu schreiben). MĀRK. P. 21. MĀRK. P. 24. fg. MĀRK. P. 27. BHĀG. P. 11,20,22. ˚tā f. nom. abstr. KULL._zu_M. 3,183. — d〉 Verehrer (einer Gottheit) MĀLATĪM. 74,6. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 81,b, No. 137. fg. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 99,b,30. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 100,a,35. fg. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 256,b,27. ŚAṂK._zu_CHĀND. UP. S. 47. PAÑCAR. 2,3,97. PAÑCAR. 2,5,22. SARVADARŚANAS. 83,22. — e〉 Zauberkraft besitzend: ˚varti so v. a. Zauberdocht PAÑCAT. 241,2. yastavopari sādhakaḥ RĀJA-TAR. 3,270. RĀJA-TAR. 3,268 (wohl tavāsmyupari zu lesen). Zauberer (der eine Gottheit u. s. w. herbeicitirt) VYUTP. 105. KĀLACAKRA 5,87. KATHĀS. 22,9. fg. KATHĀS. 73,286. KATHĀS. 73,303. fg. KATHĀS. 92,51. — f〉 Bez. eines im Herzen wohnenden Feuers (agni, resp. pitta), welches die Willensbestimmungen giebt, SUŚR. 1,78,9. ŚĀRṄG. SAṂH. 1,5,10. — g〉 beweisend Schol. zu KAP. 1,43. zu JAIM. 1,3. JAIM. 1,17. KUSUM. 23,14. KUSUM. 39,12 SARVADARŚANAS. 12,6. SARVADARŚANAS. 18,9. ˚tva n. nom. abstr. SARVADARŚANAS. 17,14. SARVADARŚANAS. 130,16. fg. SARVADARŚANAS. 149,11. asādhaka SARVADARŚANAS. 114,6. ˚tva n. nom. abstr. SARVADARŚANAS. 45,6. Schol. zu KAP. 1,6. — 2〉 f. sādhikā tiefer Schlaf H. 313. — Vgl. artha˚, uttara˚, mantra˚, loka˚, sarvārtha˚, svārtha˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective

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sādhaka — 1〉 Adj. Subst. (f. sādhikā) hier und da fälschlich sādhakā — a〉 Etwas (Gen. oder im Comp. vorangehend) zu Wege bringend, bewirkend; eine Wirkung hervorbringend, wirksam; Subst. Verrichter, Gehülfe Spr. 7730. Superl. ˚tama (KAP. 1,87) der wirksamste. Nom. abstr. ˚tamatva n. — b〉 einrichtend, heilend. — c〉 Nutzen bringend, zweckentsprechend, zweckmässig. — d〉 Verehrer (einer Gottheit). — e〉 Zauberkraft besitzend; Subst. Zauberer (der eine Gottheit u. s. w. citirt) Ind. St. 15,397. [Page7-112-a] Nom. abstr. ˚tva n. Zauberei DAŚAK. 24,7. — f〉 Bez. einen im Herzen wohnenden Feuers, welches die Willensbestimmungen giebt. — g〉 beweisend. Nom. abstr. ˚tva n. — 2〉 f. sādhikā tiefer Schlaf. — 3〉 (wohl n.) = sādhana Beweis KAP. 6,48.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine

sādhaka a. [sādh-ṇvul, sidh-ṇic ṇvul sādhādeśaḥ vā Tv.] (dhakā or dhikā f.) 1 Accomplishing, fulfilling, effecting, completing. 2 Efficient, effective; Ku. 3. 12. 3 Skilful, adept. 4 Effecting by ([Page 1115-a]) magic, magical. 5 Assisting, helping. — kaḥ A magician, one possessed of supernatural powers, a yogin; Māl. 5. 1. — kā N. of Durgā.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

sādhaka, f. ˚dhikā zu Stande bringend, ausführend (Gen. o. —˚), wirksam (Superl. ˚tama), zweckmäßigig. m. Verrichter, Gehilfe, Zauberer.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

sādhaka a. utile.

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DYS 1 occurrence
DYS 12–14: Mantra Yoga 1 occurrence

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HP 3 occurrences
HP 2.15-2.20: Correct Practice 1 occurrence

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HP 3.26-3.31: Mahāvedha 1 occurrence

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HP 3.73-3.78: Viparīta Karaṇī 1 occurrence

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HTK 6 occurrences
HTK 10.0*1–5: Sītkā, Śītalī and Sūryabheda 2 occurrences

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HTK 10.26–29*1: Cakra, Śaṅkha, Vāmāvartta, Vartmagati and Gadā 1 occurrence

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HTK 10.30–33*1: Nāḍī-viśudhy-ākhyaka-kumbha and Nāḍīśuddhi 1 occurrence

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HTK 10.34*2–38*1: Asvaṅgaśṛṅkhalā and Kumbhāntaraśṛṅkhalā 1 occurrence

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HTK 10.47–47*1: Ghaṭikābandha / Ghaṭibandha 1 occurrence

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SiSa 26 occurrences
SiSa 2.49-2.54: Befreiungswissen 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3.21-3.31: Nāḍī-Reinigung 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3.34-3.38: Förderliche Mittel 2 occurrences

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SiSa 3.41-3.48: Atemkraft und Hindernisse 4 occurrences

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SiSa 3.49-3.50: Karma-Reinigung 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3.84-3.87: Siddhāsana 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3.88-3.91: Padmāsana 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4.31-4.36: Mahāmudrā-Wirkung 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4.43-4.50: Mahāvedha 2 occurrences

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SiSa 5.24-5.28: Adhimātratama 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.48-5.71: Innere Meditation 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.182-5.190: Sahasrāra-Mond 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.223-5.233: Praxis im Leben 2 occurrences

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SiSa 5.234-5.252: Tripurā-Mantra 7 occurrences

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SS 1 occurrence
SS 2.2–2.3: Effective Mantra Practice 1 occurrence

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  • SS 2.2 Segment 2

    Attested form: sādhākaḥ Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

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