Sadhu, Sādhu, Sāḍhu: 34 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sādhu (साधु).—An incarnation of Śiva. The Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa contains the following story about it.
When the Himālaya and Maināka mountains once began a very intense tapas, the Devas and Ṛṣis fearing great ruin to the world in case the mountains got salvation, sought Śiva’s protection and prayed for a solution for the problem. So Śiva, in the guise of a brahmin named Sādhu, went to the mountains, spoke to them condemning Śiva and thus made them retract from their devotion to Śiva.
Sādhu (साधु) refers to “saintly men”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.11.—Accordingly, as Himavat (Himālaya) eulogised Śiva: “[...] O great lord, your divine sports are incomprehensible. They bestow happiness on saintly men [i.e., sādhu-sukhapradā]. Your nature is subservient to the devotees and you are under their control. You are the performer of all activities. O lord, you have come here because my fortune is in its ascendancy. You have been described as a bestower of favours to the distressed. You have put me under your patronage and protection. [...]”.
Sādhu (साधु).—(Brahmacāri): He who has the means of vidyā; a Brahmacārin well disposed to a guru; (sādhugrahasta)—the means of doing the Karmas ordained (sādhu vaikhānasa)—by performing penance in the forest (sādhu yati) by endeavouring to apply himself to yoga.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 59. 23-4.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
1) Sādhu (साधु, “blessed one”) refers to a specific “mode of address” (nāman) used in drama (nāṭya), according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 19. Sādhu is used to address certain ascetics, or persons who have attained praśānta (‘tranquillity’).
2) Sādhu (साधु) refers to the exclamation “excellent” and represents an element of a siddhi (success) expressed vocally (vāṅmayī), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 27. The siddhis in a dramatic production (nāṭaka) arise from words, sattva and gestures and relate to the various bhāva (psychological states) and rasa (sentiments). They can be broadly divided into divine (daivikī) and human (mānuṣī) which are made up of sattvas expressed vocally or physically.
Accodingly, “representation of deeds which relate to the practice of virtue and is endowed with excellence, should be greeted by the spectators with the word “excellent” (sādhu)”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Sādhu (साधु) refers to “highly advanced devotees who embody devotion to the Supreme Lord. In a general sense this refers to any saintly, or religious person”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Sādhu (साधु) refers to:—A saintly person or devotee. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
Sādhu (साधु) refers to:—A saintly person or devotee; a highly-realized soul who knows the aim of life (sādhya), who is himself practicing sādhana, and who can engage others in sādhana. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Kavya (poetry)
Sādhu (साधु) in Sanskrit (or Sāhu in Prakrit) refers to a “honorary title affixed to the name of a layman”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—( Sircar 1966 p. 284).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Sādhu (साधु) refers to an ancient kingdom possibly identified with Sindha, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun and moon should begin to be eclipsed when only half risen, deceitful men will suffer as well as sacrificial rites. [...] If they should be eclipsed when in the sign of Libra (Tulā), the people of the extreme border lands on the west, the people of Sindha [i.e., ? sādhu ?], the trading classes and the people of Kaccha will be afflicted with miseries. If when in the sign of Scorpio (Vṛścika), the people of Udambara, of Madra, of Colā and of Yaudheya will all suffer miseries along with soldiers armed with poisoned weapons”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Sādhu (साधु) refers to “saints”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] When was that age or time of life when the dualism of extremes did not exist for men? Abandoning them, a person who is happy to take whatever comes attains perfection. Who does not end up with indifference to such things and attain peace when he has seen the differences of opinions among the great sages, saints (sādhu) and yogis? [nānā mataṃ maharṣīṇāṃ sādhūnāṃ yogināṃ tathā] [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Sādhu (साधु) refers to a “good man” (whose house is suitable for collecting alms), according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “Wandering about from one house to another, he should not [normally] avoid any house. [But] he should avoid a rogue’s house having listened to others’ opinion. (52) If a mendicant passes over [the house of] a good man (sādhu), who is neither a rogue nor one fallen from his state, he receives that man’s demerit, having bestowed his merit on that man. (53) In the same way, if a mendicant returns disappointed from a householder’s [door], he goes away taking with him the rewards of [householder’s] sacrifice and charity. (54)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
"It is well"; an expression showing appreciation or agreement.Interjection of satisfaction being often pronounced thrice at the end of a teaching or to acknowledge the benevolent character of an action being performed to the sake of dhamma.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Sādhu (साधु).—All ascetics are sādhus. A Jaina sādhu has 28 chief qualities besides other subsidiary ones, according to Digambaras and 27 according to the Śvetāmbara lists.
Sādhu (साधु).—One of the ten types of ‘nursing services’ (vaiyāvrata)? Who is called the ‘long-time ascetic’ (sādhu)? An ascetic who had been initiated into monk-hood for quite some time is called ‘long-time ascetic’.
Sādhu (साधु) refers to a “Jain mendicant”, according to the “Sātavīsa-guṇa sādhu nī sajjhāya” (dealing with the Monastic Discipline section of Jain Canonical literature) included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The source for this composition on the 27 qualities of the Jain mendicant is given as being the fourth aṅga, i.e. the Samavāyāṅga. (Cf. Jaina Āgama Series ed., 1985, p. 376). [...] The Gujarati composition is a faithful rendering. See also Nemicandrasūri’s Pravacanasāroddhāra section 238 on the same topic.
The 27 qualities of the Jain mendicant are:
1-5. Refraining from killing living beings and other four great vows,
6-10. Control over the sense-faculty of hearing and other sense-faculties,
11-14. Abandonment of anger and the other passions,
15. Truthfulness in mind,
16. Truthfulness in action,
17. Truthfulness in activity,
18. Forbearing capacity,
19. Detachment from passions,
20. Proper control in mind,
21. Proper control in speech,
22. Proper control in bodily action,
23. Perfection in knowledge,
24. Perfection in right faith,
25. Perfection in behaviour,
26. Enduring (unpleasant) sensations,
27. Enduring suffering leading to death.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Sādhu.—(EI 9), a priest. (HA), a Jain monk. (LP; HA), same as Sāhu, a merchant. (CII 1), an adjective meaning ‘good’. Note: sādhu is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
sādhu : (adj.) good; virtuous; profitable. (adv.), well; thoroughly. (ind.), yes; alright.
Sādhu, (adj.) (Vedic sādhu, fr. sādh) 1. good, virtuous, pious Sn. 376, 393; J. I, 1; Mhvs 37, 119; PvA. 116, 132; asādhu bad, wicked Dh. 163, 223; DhA. III, 313.—2. good, profitable, proficient, meritorious Dh. 35, 206 (=sundara, bhaddaka DhA. III, 271); D. I, 88; Pv. II, 97; nt. adv. well, thoroughly Dh. 67; J. I, 1; Mhvs 36, 97; 37, 73. Very frequent as interjection, denoting (a) request (adhortative, with imper. : sādhu gaccha please go! Miln. 18; gacchatha VvA. 305), to be translated with “come on, welcome, please, ” or similar adverbs. Thus e.g. at Pv IV. 140 (=āyācane PvA. 232); J. I, 92; PvA. 6, 35, 272; VvA. 69;— (b) assent & approval in replies to a question “alright, yes” or similarly; usually with the verbs (in ger.) paṭisuṇitvā, vatvā, sampaṭicchitvā etc. Thus e.g. at J. V, 297; Vin. I, 56; Miln. 7; DhA. III, 13; VvA. 149; DA. I, 171; SnA 176 (=sampahaṃsane); PvA. 55, 78 and passim.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
sāḍhū (साढू).—m (Commonly sāḍū) The husband of one's wife's sister.
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sādhu (साधु).—a or s m (S) A holy man; a saint or sage; one of subdued passions and contemplative habits. 2 a Right, proper, correct, excellent, virtuous, pious, good. Used largely of speech, composition, style, matter, actions, agents.
sādhu (साधु).—m A holy man; a saint. a Right, pious.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Sādhu (साधु).—a. (-dhu or -dhvī f.; compar. sādhīyas; superl. sādhiṣṭha) [साध्-उन् (sādh-un)]
1) Good, excellent, perfect; यद्यत् साधु न चित्रे स्यात् क्रियते तत्तदन्यथा (yadyat sādhu na citre syāt kriyate tattadanyathā) Ś.6.13; आ परितोषाद्विदुषां न साधु मन्ये प्रयोगविज्ञानम् (ā paritoṣādviduṣāṃ na sādhu manye prayogavijñānam) 1.2.
2) Fit, proper, right; as in साधुवृत्त, साधुसमाचार (sādhuvṛtta, sādhusamācāra).
3) Virtuous, righteous, honourable, pious.
4) (a) Kind, well-disposed; तदीयमाक्रन्दितमार्तसाधोः (tadīyamākranditamārtasādhoḥ) R.2.28; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.247. (b) Well-behaved (with loc.); मातरी साधुः (mātarī sādhuḥ) Sk.
5) Correct, pure, classical (as language).
6) Pleasing, agreeable, pleasant; अतोऽर्हसि क्षन्तुमसाधु साधु वा (ato'rhasi kṣantumasādhu sādhu vā) Kirātārjunīya 1.4.
7) Noble, well-born, of noble decent.
-dhuḥ 1 A good or virtuous man; प्रत्यर्पयिष्यत्यनधां स साधुः (pratyarpayiṣyatyanadhāṃ sa sādhuḥ) R.13.65;2.62; एभिः साधो हृदय- निहितैर्लक्षणैर्लक्षयेवाः (ebhiḥ sādho hṛdaya- nihitairlakṣaṇairlakṣayevāḥ) Meghadūta 82.
2) A sage, saint; साधोः प्रकोपि- तस्यापि मनो नायाति विक्रियाम् (sādhoḥ prakopi- tasyāpi mano nāyāti vikriyām) Subhāṣ.
3) A merchant; a jeweller; मुकुटे रोपितः काचश्चरणाभरणे मणिः । न हि दोषो मणेरस्ति किं तु साधोरविज्ञता (mukuṭe ropitaḥ kācaścaraṇābharaṇe maṇiḥ | na hi doṣo maṇerasti kiṃ tu sādhoravijñatā) H.2.72.
4) A Jaina saint.
5) A usurer, money-lender. -n.
1) The good; तयोः श्रेय आददानस्य साधु भवति (tayoḥ śreya ādadānasya sādhu bhavati) Kaṭh,2.1.
2) A good act or thing. ind.
1) Well, well-done, very nice, bravo; साधु गीतम् (sādhu gītam) Ś. 1; साधु रे पिङ्गल वानर साधु (sādhu re piṅgala vānara sādhu) M.4.
2) Enough, away with.
Sādhu (साधु).—m.c. sādhū and rarely sādho, indecl. (in Pali recognized by Childers and [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] as meaning please; āyācane Pv commentary 232.9; with impv. or equivalent; I think they are right, but also that the same meaning applies in many Sanskrit cases, incl. most of those listed [Boehtlingk and Roth] s.v. 5e), please, with impv. or equivalent: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 34.4 (tat sādhu bhagavān nirdiśatu): 71.4; 164.13; 171.12; 180.12; 297.5, etc.; Lalitavistara 6.16; 57.1; 78.15; 233.1, etc.; Mahāvastu i.254.18; ii.257.14; 258.14; 259.2; iii.91.4; 300.13, 19; Divyāvadāna 335.27; Jātakamālā 110.2; 157.10; Avadāna-śataka i.90.13, etc. (I see nothing un-Sanskritic in the use of sādhu Mahāvastu i.174.4 ff., and consequently no need for Senart's note); sādhū, sādho, m.c., §§ 3.21, 71.
Sādhu (साधु).—Ind. 1. Well, well indeed. 2. Enough, away with.
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Sādhu (साधु).—mfn. (-dhuḥ-dhuḥ or dhvī-dhu) 1. Pleasing, beautiful. 2. Well-born, of honourable descent. 3. Right, fit, proper. 4. Good, virtuous, pious, pure. 5. Pure, classical, (as applied to language.) 6. Excellent, good. 7. Eminent. m.
(-dhuḥ) 1. A Muni, a saint, a sage in general, one of subdued passions and contemplative habits. 2. A Jina, a deified saint venerated by the Jainas. 3. A usurer. 4. A good or honest man. 5. A merchant. 6. A derivative or inflected noun. f. (-dhuḥ or -dhvī) 1. A virtuous wife. 2. Name of a particular root. E. sādh to accomplish or perfect, Unadi aff. un .
Sādhu (साधु).—[sādh + u], I. adj., f. dhu and dhvī, comparat. sādhīyaṃs, superl. sādhiṣṭha, 1. Perfect, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 2. 2. Fit, proper, right. 3. Good, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 11, M. M.; kind, [Pañcatantra] iv. [distich] 72; virtuous, pure. 4. Excellent. 5. Beautiful, pleasing. Ii. acc. sing. dhu, adv. 1. Well, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 11; [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 6, 6. 2. Indeed, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 20, 9. 3. With instr., prohibiting, Enough, away with, [Pañcatantra] v. [distich] 40. Iii. m. 1. A Muni or sage. 2. An honest man, [Pañcatantra] 67, 6. 3. A usurer, [Hitopadeśa] 111, 1; a merchant, [Hitopadeśa] 65, 9. Iv. f. dhu and dhvī, A chaste, virtuous woman.
Sādhu (साधु).—[feminine] sādhvī straight, right, good, excellent, virtuous.
— [masculine] a good or honest man; [feminine] sādhvī [adjective] faithful or excellent wife; [neuter] the good or right, as [adverb] well, right; bravo!
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Sadhū (सधू).—shake towards i.e. bestow on ([dative]); [Middle] raff up together. — Cf. a/vadhūta, ādhūta, uddhūta, nirdhūta.
Sadhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and dhū (धू).
Sādhu (साधु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Nāmamālā. Probably the same as the following.
1) Sādhu (साधु):—[from sādh] a mf(vī)n. straight, right, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] leading straight to a goal, hitting the mark, unerring (as an arrow or thunderbolt), [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] straightened, not entangled (as threads), [Kauśika-sūtra]
4) [v.s. ...] well-disposed, kind, willing, obedient, [Ṛg-veda; Rāmāyaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] successful, effective, efficient (as a hymn or prayer), [Ṛg-veda; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
6) [v.s. ...] ready, prepared (as Soma), [Ṛg-veda; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] peaceful, secure, [Ṛg-veda]
8) [v.s. ...] powerful, excellent, good for ([locative case]) or towards ([locative case] [genitive case], [dative case] [accusative], with prati, anu, abhi, pari, or [compound]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.
9) [v.s. ...] fit, proper, right, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
10) [v.s. ...] good, virtuous, honourable, righteous, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
11) [v.s. ...] well-born, noble, of honourable or respectable descent, [Horace H. Wilson]
12) [v.s. ...] correct, pure
13) [v.s. ...] classical (as language), [ib.]
14) [v.s. ...] m. a good or virtuous or honest man, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
15) [v.s. ...] a holy man, saint, sage, seer, [Kālidāsa]
16) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) a Jina or deified saint, [Horace H. Wilson]
17) [v.s. ...] a jeweller, [Hitopadeśa]
18) [v.s. ...] a merchant, money-lender, usurer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) [v.s. ...] (in gram. [according to] to some) a derivative or inflected noun
20) [from sādh] n. the good or right or honest, a good etc. thing or act (sādhv asti with [dative case], ‘it is well with —’; sādhu-√man with [accusative], ‘to consider a thing good, approve’), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
21) [v.s. ...] gentleness, kindness, benevolence, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
22) [v.s. ...] ind. straight, aright, regularly, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
23) [v.s. ...] well, rightly, skilfully, properly, agreeably (with √vṛt and [locative case], ‘to behave well towards’ [once sādhu, in [Ṛg-veda viii, 32, 10]]; with √kṛ, ‘to set eight’; with √ās, ‘to be well or at ease’), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
24) [v.s. ...] good! well done! bravo! [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
25) [v.s. ...] well, greatly, in a high degree, [Rāmāyaṇa; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
26) [v.s. ...] well, enough of, away with ([instrumental case]) ! [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra]
27) [v.s. ...] well come on! (with [imperative] or 1. pr.), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
28) [v.s. ...] assuredly, indeed, [Rāmāyaṇa; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
29) b etc. See p. 1201, col. 2.
Sādhu (साधु):—[(dhuḥ-dhuḥ-dhvī-dhu) a.] Right, good, noble, virtuous, pleasing. m. A sage; an usurer. f. Virtuous woman.
Sādhu (साधु):—
Sādhu (साधु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāhu.
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Hindi dictionary
1) Sāḍhū (साढू):—(nm) the husband of wife’s sister.
2) Sādhu (साधु):—(nm) a saint, saintly person; hermit; a religious mendicant; (a) good, noble, virtuous; ~[vṛtta] moral, saintly; ~[śīla] pious, virtuous; ~[sammata] backed by virtuous men; -[sādhu] good ! excellent ! well done !
3) Sādhū (साधू):—(nm) a hermit, a religious mendicant.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sādhu (ಸಾಧು):—
1) [adjective] good; agreeable; acceptable.
2) [adjective] honest; genuine.
3) [adjective] of good, mild or gentle nature.
4) [adjective] proper; appropriate; fit.
5) [adjective] pure; undefiled.
6) [adjective] charming; lovely; beautiful.
7) [adjective] born to a noble family.
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Sādhu (ಸಾಧು):—
1) [noun] the quality of being good; goodness.
2) [noun] the quality of being mild or gentle; gentleness.
3) [noun] the quality of being appropriate, fit; appropriateness.
4) [noun] the quality (of a language) that is in accordance with the level of usage of most educated, cultured speakers; standard.
5) [noun] the quality of being comely; comeliness.
6) [noun] a decent, gentle man.
7) [noun] a man who has renounced the worldly life and imposed self-imposed poverty with rigorous discipline, desireless life for realising a higher spiritual stage; a monk.
8) [noun] a man of noble birth; a man born to a respectable family.
9) [noun] a man who makes, deals in or repairs jewelry; a jeweler.
10) [noun] one who lends money on interest.
11) [noun] (jain.) a jaina mendicant or monk.
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Sādhu (ಸಾಧು):—[independent] an indeclinable used to express one’s appreciation; 'well', 'good' 'right', etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Sāḍhu (साढु):—n. wife's sister's husband;
2) Sādhu (साधु):—adj. 1. righteous; virtuous; benevolent; good; noble; 2. pious; holy; n. a person who renounces life and everything that goes with it and essentially becomes a wandering hermit seeking moksha; a pious or saintly person;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Dhu, Sha, Tu, Ca.
Starts with (+23): Sadhu sundaragani, Sadhu Sutta, Sadhu Vagga, Sadhu-bhai, Sadhu-dai, Sadhubhava, Sadhubija, Sadhubuddhi, Sadhucarana, Sadhucaritra, Sadhudarshana, Sadhudarshin, Sadhudatta, Sadhudayin, Sadhudevi, Sadhudevin, Sadhudhi, Sadhudhvani, Sadhudroha, Sadhudrohakara.
Full-text (+536): Asadhu, Sadhushila, Sadhummanya, Sadhudhi, Sadhuvada, Sarvasadhu, Sadhuvahin, Sadhuta, Sadhuvriksha, Sadhukara, Sadhuvritti, Sadhuvritta, Sadhutva, Sadhupushpa, Sadhvacara, Sadhushabda, Sadhushilatva, Sadhukritya, Sadhumati, Sadhusammata.
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Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
9. Dikṣā (2): Dikṣita Renunciate’s Niyamas < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
10.2. The Way to Learn Bhakti < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
12.1. Satsaṅga: Sādhanā for Daily Life (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 9.30 < [Chapter 9 - Rāja-guhya-yoga (Yoga through the most Confidential Knowledge)]
Verse 17.26 < [Chapter 17 - Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 16.23 < [Chapter 16 - Daivāsura-sampada-yoga]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - Methods of Right Conduct < [Chapter XII - The Philosophy of the Yogavāsiṣṭha]
Part 8 - The Ethics of the Gītā and the Buddhist Ethics < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 885 < [Malayalam-English-Kannada (1 volume)]
Page 374 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 557 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 6.2: new and rare words < [Appendices]
The six daily duties < [Notes]
Part 7: The two physicians < [Chapter X - The recovery of draupadī]
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