सिद्ध (siddh)
adjective/noun
A Sanskrit-derived word with two main lives: as an adjective meaning 'proven/established' (used with होना (honaa) or करना (karnaa)), and as a noun meaning a spiritually accomplished or perfected being (a 'siddha') in yogic and mystical traditions.
Sense
1
:
proven, established (as true)
adjective Commonly appears in the frame X सिद्ध होना (X siddh honaa, 'X turns out to be / is proven'), where सिद्ध functions almost like a predicate adjective paired with होना rather than an ordinary standalone descriptive adjective.
Synonyms: साबित (saabit), प्रमाणित (pramaanit)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this word constantly in newspapers, court reports, and school essays -- साबित (saabit) is what you'd say at the dinner table, सिद्ध (siddh) is what the news anchor or your history textbook says. It also shows up in the compound असिद्ध (asiddh, 'unproven'), following the common Sanskrit अ- negation pattern.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for साबित करना (saabit karnaa) for 'to prove' in casual speech and forget that सिद्ध करना (siddh karnaa) is the more formal/written equivalent -- both are correct but सिद्ध leans bookish, academic, or legal in tone. 2) सिद्ध होना (siddh honaa) often means 'turns out to be' (as in a result revealing itself) rather than just 'is proven' -- e.g. यह फैसला सही सिद्ध हुआ (yah phaislaa sahii siddh huaa, 'this decision turned out to be right') -- learners sometimes translate too literally as 'was proven' when 'turned out' fits the sense better.
Sample Sentences:
अदालत में उसका जुर्म सिद्ध हो गया।
His crime was proven in court.
(adaalat men uskaa jurm siddh ho gayaa।)
वैज्ञानिकों ने अपने सिद्धांत को प्रयोगों से सिद्ध किया है।
Scientists have proven their theory through experiments.
(vaigyaanikon ne apne siddhaant ko prayogon se siddh kiyaa hai।)
यह तथ्य ऐतिहासिक दस्तावेज़ों से सिद्ध होता है।
This fact is proven by historical documents.
(yah tathy aitihaasik dastaavezon se siddh hotaa hai।)
जब तक आरोप सिद्ध नहीं हो जाता, आरोपी को निर्दोष माना जाएगा।
Until the charge is proven, the accused will be considered innocent.
(jab tak aarop siddh nahiin ho jaataa, aaropii ko nirdosh maanaa jaaegaa।)
अगर उसका दावा सिद्ध होता, तो पूरी कहानी बदल जाती।
If his claim had been proven, the whole story would have changed.
(agar uskaa daavaa siddh hotaa, to poorii kahaanii badal jaatii।)
इतिहासकारों ने यह सिद्ध कर दिया है कि यह सभ्यता हज़ारों साल पुरानी थी।
Historians have established that this civilization was thousands of years old.
(itihaaskaaron ne yah siddh kar diyaa hai ki yah sabhytaa hazaaron saal puraanii thii।)
यह सिद्ध करना ज़रूरी है कि आरोपी घटनास्थल पर मौजूद था।
It is necessary to prove that the accused was present at the scene.
(yah siddh karnaa zaroorii hai ki aaropii ghatnaasthal par maujood thaa।)
जब तक सारे सबूत इकट्ठे न हों, कोई भी बात सिद्ध नहीं की जा सकती।
Until all the evidence is gathered, nothing can be proven.
(jab tak saare saboot ikatthe n hon, koii bhii baat siddh nahiin kii jaa saktii।)
अखबार ने लिखा कि रिपोर्ट में यह बात सिद्ध हुई है कि प्रदूषण बढ़ रहा है।
The newspaper wrote that the report has proven that pollution is increasing.
(akhbaar ne likhaa ki riport men yah baat siddh huii hai ki pradooshan badh rahaa hai।)
उसकी बेगुनाही अदालत में सिद्ध हुई थी, इसलिए उसे रिहा कर दिया गया।
His innocence had been proven in court, so he was released.
(uskii begunaahii adaalat men siddh huii thii, islie use rihaa kar diyaa gayaa।)
Sense
2
:
a spiritually perfected being, an accomplished yogi/sage
noun, masculine
Synonyms: योगी (yogii, overlapping but broader), महात्मा (mahaatmaa, overlapping but broader)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This sense comes straight from yogic and tantric tradition -- a सिद्ध (siddh) is someone believed to have mastered सिद्धियाँ (siddhiyaan, mystical powers or accomplishments) through intense sadhana. You will hear it in the context of Nath yogis, Himalayan ascetics, or old folk tales about wandering sadhus with miraculous abilities -- it carries a tone of awe and reverence rather than everyday description.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse this noun sense with the adjective sense 'proven' -- in spiritual/religious contexts सिद्ध describes a person who has attained supernatural or perfected powers through discipline, not something that has been factually established.
Sample Sentences:
हिमालय की गुफाओं में आज भी कई सिद्ध तपस्या करते हैं, ऐसा कहा जाता है।
It is said that even today many siddhas perform penance in the caves of the Himalayas.
(himaalay kii guphaaon men aaj bhii kaii siddh tapasyaa karte hain, aisaa kahaa jaataa hai।)
गाँव के बुज़ुर्ग बताते थे कि वह साधु कोई सिद्ध पुरुष था।
The village elders used to say that the ascetic was some accomplished siddha.
(gaanv ke buzurg bataate the ki vah saadhu koii siddh purush thaa।)
एक सिद्ध की कृपा से ही वह रोग ठीक हुआ, लोग यही मानते हैं।
It was only by the grace of a siddha that the illness was cured, people believe this.
(ek siddh kii kripaa se hii vah rog thiik huaa, log yahii maante hain।)
अगर वह सचमुच सिद्ध होता, तो अपनी सिद्धियों का ढिंढोरा नहीं पीटता।
If he were truly a siddha, he would not go around boasting of his powers.
(agar vah sachmuch siddh hotaa, to apnii siddhiyon kaa dhindhoraa nahiin piittaa।)
कहते हैं कि नाथ संप्रदाय के सिद्ध हवा में उड़ सकते थे।
It is said that the siddhas of the Nath sect could fly through the air.
(kahte hain ki naath samprdaay ke siddh havaa men ud sakte the।)
उस सिद्ध ने वर्षों तक हिमालय में साधना करके अपनी सिद्धियाँ प्राप्त कीं।
That siddha attained his mystical powers by practicing austerities in the Himalayas for years.
(us siddh ne varshon tak himaalay men saadhnaa karke apnii siddhiyaan praapt kiin।)
हे सिद्ध पुरुष, कृपया मुझे सत्य का मार्ग दिखाइए।
O accomplished sage, please show me the path of truth.
(he siddh purush, kripyaa mujhe saty kaa maarg dikhaaie।)
लोककथाओं में सिद्धों की चमत्कारी शक्तियों की अनगिनत कहानियाँ मिलती हैं।
Countless stories of the miraculous powers of siddhas are found in folk tales.
(lokakthaaon men siddhon kii chamatkaarii shaktiyon kii anginat kahaaniyaan miltii hain।)
शायद वह भिखारी के वेश में कोई सिद्ध ही रहा हो।
Perhaps he was some siddha in the guise of a beggar.
(shaayad vah bhikhaarii ke vesh men koii siddh hii rahaa ho।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
सिद्ध
(siddh)
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
सिद्ध
(siddh)
(sg.m.oblique):
सिद्ध
(siddh)
(pl.m.direct):
सिद्ध
(siddh)
(pl.m.oblique):
सिद्धों
(siddhon)