साधु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit साधु (sādhú).

Noun

साधु • (sādhu) m

  1. (Hinduism) a sadhu; monk

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬲᬵᬥᬸ (Balinese script)
  • সাধু (Assamese script)
  • সাধু (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰯𑰟𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁 (Grantha script)
  • સાધુ (Gujarati script)
  • ꦱꦴꦣꦸ (Javanese script)
  • ಸಾಧು (Kannada script)
  • သာဓု (Burmese script)
  • ସାଧୁ (Oriya script)
  • ꢱꢵꢤꢸ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑆳𑆣𑆶 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖯𑖠𑖲 (Siddham script)
  • సాధు (Telugu script)
  • སཱདྷུ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑒰𑒡𑒳 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáHdʰuš.

Pronunciation

Adjective

साधु • (sādhú)

  1. straight, right
  2. leading straight to a goal, hitting the mark, unerring (as an arrow or thunderbolt)
  3. straightened, not entangled (as threads)
  4. well-disposed, kind, willing, obedient
  5. successful, effective, efficient (as a hymn or prayer)
  6. ready, prepared (as soma)
  7. peaceful, secure
  8. powerful, excellent, good for (locative) or towards (locative, genitive, dative, accusative, with प्रति (prati), अनु (anu), अभि (abhi), परि (pari), or compound)
  9. fit, proper, right
  10. good, virtuous, honourable, righteous
  11. well-born, noble, of honourable or respectable descent
  12. correct, pure
  13. classical (as language)

Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of साधु
Nom. sg. साधुः (sādhuḥ)
Gen. sg. साधोः (sādhoḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साधुः (sādhuḥ) साधू (sādhū) साधवः (sādhavaḥ)
Vocative साधो (sādho) साधू (sādhū) साधवः (sādhavaḥ)
Accusative साधुम् (sādhum) साधू (sādhū) साधून् (sādhūn)
Instrumental साधुना (sādhunā) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभिः (sādhubhiḥ)
Dative साधवे (sādhave) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभ्यः (sādhubhyaḥ)
Ablative साधोः (sādhoḥ) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभ्यः (sādhubhyaḥ)
Genitive साधोः (sādhoḥ) साध्वोः (sādhvoḥ) साधूनाम् (sādhūnām)
Locative साधौ (sādhau) साध्वोः (sādhvoḥ) साधुषु (sādhuṣu)
Feminine ī-stem declension of साधु
Nom. sg. साध्वी (sādhvī)
Gen. sg. साध्व्याः (sādhvyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साध्वी (sādhvī) साध्व्यौ (sādhvyau) साध्व्यः (sādhvyaḥ)
Vocative साध्वि (sādhvi) साध्व्यौ (sādhvyau) साध्व्यः (sādhvyaḥ)
Accusative साध्वीम् (sādhvīm) साध्व्यौ (sādhvyau) साध्वीः (sādhvīḥ)
Instrumental साध्व्या (sādhvyā) साध्वीभ्याम् (sādhvībhyām) साध्वीभिः (sādhvībhiḥ)
Dative साध्व्यै (sādhvyai) साध्वीभ्याम् (sādhvībhyām) साध्वीभ्यः (sādhvībhyaḥ)
Ablative साध्व्याः (sādhvyāḥ) साध्वीभ्याम् (sādhvībhyām) साध्वीभ्यः (sādhvībhyaḥ)
Genitive साध्व्याः (sādhvyāḥ) साध्व्योः (sādhvyoḥ) साध्वीनाम् (sādhvīnām)
Locative साध्व्याम् (sādhvyām) साध्व्योः (sādhvyoḥ) साध्वीषु (sādhvīṣu)
Neuter u-stem declension of साधु
Nom. sg. साधु (sādhu)
Gen. sg. साधुनः (sādhunaḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साधु (sādhu) साधुनी (sādhunī) साधूनि (sādhūni)
Vocative साधु (sādhu) साधुनी (sādhunī) साधूनि (sādhūni)
Accusative साधु (sādhu) साधुनी (sādhunī) साधूनि (sādhūni)
Instrumental साधुना (sādhunā) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभिः (sādhubhiḥ)
Dative साधुने (sādhune) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभ्यः (sādhubhyaḥ)
Ablative साधुनः (sādhunaḥ) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभ्यः (sādhubhyaḥ)
Genitive साधुनः (sādhunaḥ) साधुनोः (sādhunoḥ) साधूनाम् (sādhūnām)
Locative साधुनि (sādhuni) साधुनोः (sādhunoḥ) साधुषु (sādhuṣu)

Descendants

Adverb

साधु • (sādhú)

  1. straight, aright, regularly
  2. well, rightly, skilfully, properly, agreeably
    sādhú √vṛt (+ locative) — to behave well towards
    sādhú √kṛ — to set eight
    sādhú √ās — to be well or at ease
  3. well, greatly, in a high degree
  4. assuredly, indeed

Interjection

साधु • (sādhú)

  1. good! well done! bravo!
  2. well, enough of, away with (+instrumental)!
  3. well come on! (+imperative or 1. pr.)

Noun

साधु • (sādhú) m

  1. a good or virtuous or honest man
  2. a holy man, saint, sage, seer; a sadhu
  3. (Jainism) a जिन (jina) or deified saint
  4. a jeweller
  5. a merchant, money-lender, usurer
  6. (grammar) a derivative or inflected noun
  7. a saintly woman
  8. a kind of root (= मेदा (medā))

Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of साधु
Nom. sg. साधुः (sādhuḥ)
Gen. sg. साधोः (sādhoḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साधुः (sādhuḥ) साधू (sādhū) साधवः (sādhavaḥ)
Vocative साधो (sādho) साधू (sādhū) साधवः (sādhavaḥ)
Accusative साधुम् (sādhum) साधू (sādhū) साधून् (sādhūn)
Instrumental साधुना (sādhunā) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभिः (sādhubhiḥ)
Dative साधवे (sādhave) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभ्यः (sādhubhyaḥ)
Ablative साधोः (sādhoḥ) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभ्यः (sādhubhyaḥ)
Genitive साधोः (sādhoḥ) साध्वोः (sādhvoḥ) साधूनाम् (sādhūnām)
Locative साधौ (sādhau) साध्वोः (sādhvoḥ) साधुषु (sādhuṣu)

Descendants

Noun

साधु • (sādhú) n

  1. the good or right or honest, a good etc. thing or act
    साध्व् अस्ति (sādhv asti) (+dative) — it is well with
    sādhu-√man (+ accusative) — to consider a thing good, approve
  2. gentleness, kindness, benevolence

Declension
Neuter u-stem declension of साधु
Nom. sg. साधु (sādhu)
Gen. sg. साधुनः (sādhunaḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साधु (sādhu) साधुनी (sādhunī) साधूनि (sādhūni)
Vocative साधु (sādhu) साधुनी (sādhunī) साधूनि (sādhūni)
Accusative साधु (sādhu) साधुनी (sādhunī) साधूनि (sādhūni)
Instrumental साधुना (sādhunā) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभिः (sādhubhiḥ)
Dative साधुने (sādhune) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभ्यः (sādhubhyaḥ)
Ablative साधुनः (sādhunaḥ) साधुभ्याम् (sādhubhyām) साधुभ्यः (sādhubhyaḥ)
Genitive साधुनः (sādhunaḥ) साधुनोः (sādhunoḥ) साधूनाम् (sādhūnām)
Locative साधुनि (sādhuni) साधुनोः (sādhunoḥ) साधुषु (sādhuṣu)

References
  • “साधु॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, OCLC 186102264, page 612, column 2.
  • Arthur A. Macdonell, A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, 1893, page 346
  • Monier Williams (1899), “Sādhú”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1201, column 2.
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