Sadhukara, Sādhukāra, Sadhu-kara: 7 definitions
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Sadhukara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureSādhukāra (साधुकार) refers to “appraisal”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [After the Nāgas were pacified by the Heart-dhāraṇī]: “Then the Bhagavān praised (sādhukāra) those Nāga chiefs, ‘Well done, well done, O Serpent chiefs. You should act like this. You should protect Jambudvīpa with good protection [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysādhukāra : (m.) cheering; applause; approval; saying "well."
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySādhukāra refers to: saying “well, ” approval, cheering, applause J. I, 223; Miln. 13, 16, 18; VvA. 132; DhA. I, 390; III, 385.
Note: sādhukāra is a Pali compound consisting of the words sādhu and kāra.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySādhukāra (साधुकार):—[=sādhu-kāra] [from sādhu > sādh] n. the exclamation sādhu (id est. well! well done!), applause (raṃ-√dā ‘to applaud’), [Rāmāyaṇa; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sādhukāra (साधुकार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāhāra.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSādhukāra (ಸಾಧುಕಾರ):—[noun] an utterance of the indeclinable 'ಸಾಧು [sadhu]' expressing one’s appreciation.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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