As a Hindi name
साधक · noun · masculine
साधना करनेवाला । साधनेवाला । सिद्ध करनेवाला · योगी । तप करनेवाला । तपस्वी · जिससे कोई कार्य सिद्ध हो । करण । वसीला । जरिया — Śabdasāgara
साधक · adj
पूरा करनेवाला · कुशल · प्रभावशील — Śabdasāgara
साधक · masculine
aspirant, practitioner, seeker, devotee, ascetic; magician, sorcerer; means, instrument
साधक
conducive, helpful, instrumental, effective; adept, skillful
Platts (p. 623) also records: (f. -ikā), Effective, accomplishing, completing, performing; helping
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi साधक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit साधक (sādhaka).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
sādhaka mf(ikā)n. effective, efficient, productive of (gen. or comp.), accomplishing, fulfilling, completing, perfecting, finishing, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
energizing (said of the fire supposed to burn within the heart and direct the faculty of volition), Suśr.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
effective, efficient, productive of (gen. or comp.), accomplishing, fulfilling, completing, perfecting, finishing, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sādhaka" is the vocative of "sādhakā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "sādhaka" is derived from "sādha" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
sādha m. accomplishment, fulfilment, RV.
sādha (u) sādhu r. 4th cl. (sādhyati) (au) sādhau r. 5th cl. (sādhnoti) To finish, to perfect, to complete, or accomplish; also ṣādha.
sādhaka mf(ikā)n. effective, efficient, productive of (gen. or comp.), accomplishing, fulfilling, completing, perfecting, finishing, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
energizing (said of the fire supposed to burn within the heart and direct the faculty of volition), Suśr.
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Dictionary citations
sādhaka mf(ikā)n. effective, efficient, productive of (gen. or comp.), accomplishing, fulfilling, completing, perfecting, finishing, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
energizing (said of the fire supposed to burn within the heart and direct the faculty of volition), Suśr.
adapted to any purpose, useful, advantageous, MBh.; Pur.
effecting by magic, magical, Pañcat.; Rājat.
demonstrating, conclusive, proving, Sarvad.
sādhakā f. N. of Durgā, L.
sādha m. accomplishment, fulfilment, RV.
sādha (u) sādhu r. 4th cl. (sādhyati) (au) sādhau r. 5th cl. (sādhnoti) To finish, to perfect, to complete, or accomplish; also ṣādha.
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