आराधना

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ɾɑːd̪ʱ.nɑː/,

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit आराधना (ārādhanā).

Noun

आराधना (ārādhnāf (masculine आराधन)

  1. worship, adoration
    Synonyms: पूजा (pūjā), उपासना (upāsnā)
  2. propitiation (of a deity)
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Proper noun

आराधना (ārādhnāf

  1. a female given name, Aradhana, Aradhna, from Sanskrit
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit आराध् (ārādh) +‎ -ना (-nā, verbal suffix).

Verb

आराधना (ārādhnā) (transitive)

  1. to worship, to adore
    Synonyms: आराधना करना (ārādhnā karnā), पूजना (pūjnā), पूजा करना (pūjā karnā), उपासना करना (upāsnā karnā)
  2. to propitiate (a deity)
    Synonym: प्रसन्न करना (prasann karnā)
    • 1961, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, उर्वशी [urvaśī]:
      प्रिय की प्रीति हेतु रानी कोई व्रत साध रही हैं,
      सुना, आजकल चन्द्र देवता को आराध रही हैं
      priya kī prīti hetu rānī koī vrat sādh rahī ha͠i,
      sunā, ājkal candra devtā ko ārādh rahī ha͠i.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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