शोध (shodh)
noun
A formal, academic word meaning 'research' or 'scholarly investigation' -- the kind of word you meet on a university notice board or a PhD scholar's business card, not in casual chat.
Sense
1
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research, scholarly investigation
noun, masculine
Synonyms: अनुसंधान (anusandhaan, formal, more common in official/academic titles), खोज (khoj, broader everyday word covering discovery/search too)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see this word everywhere in Indian academic life -- शोध छात्र (shodh chhaatr, 'research student/scholar'), शोध पत्र (shodh patr, 'research paper'), शोध प्रबंध (shodh prabandh, 'thesis/dissertation'). It carries real institutional weight, the kind of word that shows up on a university letterhead rather than in kitchen conversation.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use शोध (shodh) for an everyday 'search' (like looking for keys) -- that is खोजना (khojnaa), not this word. शोध (shodh) is reserved for formal, academic, or scientific investigation. 2) The common verb phrase is शोध करना (shodh karnaa, 'to do research'), not a standalone verb form of शोध (shodh) itself.
Sample Sentences:
वह इस विषय पर पिछले तीन साल से शोध कर रही है।
She has been doing research on this subject for the last three years.
(vah is vishay par pichhle tiin saal se shodh kar rahii hai।)
उसने अपना शोध प्रबंध पिछले महीने जमा कर दिया।
He submitted his thesis last month.
(usne apnaa shodh prabandh pichhle mahiine jamaa kar diyaa।)
यह शोध पत्र एक प्रतिष्ठित पत्रिका में प्रकाशित हुआ है।
This research paper has been published in a reputed journal.
(yah shodh patr ek pratishthit patrikaa men prakaashit huaa hai।)
अगर सरकार अधिक धन दे, तो शोध का स्तर बेहतर हो सकता है।
If the government were to give more funding, the standard of research could improve.
(agar sarkaar adhik dhan de, to shodh kaa star behtar ho saktaa hai।)
काश हमारे पास इस शोध के लिए पर्याप्त समय होता।
I wish we had had enough time for this research.
(kaash hamaare paas is shodh ke lie paryaapt samay hotaa।)
कृपया अपने शोध की प्रगति रिपोर्ट अगले सप्ताह तक भेजें।
Please send your research progress report by next week.
(kripyaa apne shodh kii pragti riport agle saptaah tak bhejen।)
विश्वविद्यालय में हर विभाग अपने-अपने क्षेत्र में शोध करता है।
In the university, every department conducts research in its own field.
(vishvvidyaalay men har vibhaag apne-apne kshetr men shodh kartaa hai।)
वह प्रोफेसर अपने विद्यार्थियों को शोध छात्र के रूप में मार्गदर्शन देते हैं।
That professor guides his students as research scholars.
(vah prophesar apne vidyaarthiyon ko shodh chhaatr ke roop men maargdarshan dete hain।)
इस नए शोध से बीमारी के इलाज में क्रांति आ सकती है।
This new research could bring about a revolution in the treatment of the disease.
(is nae shodh se biimaarii ke ilaaj men kraanti aa saktii hai।)
जब तक पर्याप्त शोध न हो, इस दवा को बाज़ार में नहीं लाया जाएगा।
Until sufficient research is done, this medicine will not be brought to market.
(jab tak paryaapt shodh n ho, is davaa ko baazaar men nahiin laayaa jaaegaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
शोध
(shodh)
(sg.m.oblique):
शोध
(shodh)
(pl.m.direct):
शोध
(shodh)
(pl.m.oblique):
शोधों
(shodhon)