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साधु

religious mendicant

हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

साधु — anchorite (Noun)

साधु — sage (Noun)

Monier–Williams

साधु — {sādhú} mf({vii})n. straight, right RV. AV. BhP##leading straight to a goal, hitting the mark, unerring (as an arrow or thunderbolt) RV. ŚBr##straightened, not entangled (as threads) Kauś##well-disposed, kind, willing, obedient RV. R##successful, effective, efficient (as a hymn or prayer) RV. Kām##ready, prepared (as Soma) RV. AitBr##peaceful, secure RV##powerful, excellent, good for (loc.) or towards (loc., gen., dat., acc., with {prati}, {anu}, {abhi}, {pari}, or comp.) ŚBr. &c. &c##fit, proper, right VarBṛS##good, virtuous, honourable, righteous ŚBr. Mn. MBh. &c##well-born, noble, of honourable or respectable descent W##correct, pure##classical (as language) ib##m. a good or virtuous or honest man ŚBr. Mn. MBh. &c##a holyman, saint, sage, seer Kālid##(with Jainas) a Jina or deified saint W##a jeweller Hit##a merchant, money-lender, usurer L##(in gram., accord. to some) a derivative or inflected noun##({vii}), f. a chaste or virtuous woman, faithful wife Mn. MBh. &c##a saintly woman W##a kind of √(= {medā}) L##n. the good or right or honest, a good &c. thing or act ({sādhv asti} with dat., 'it is well with-'##{sādhu-√man} with acc., to consider a thing good, approve') RV. &c. &c##gentleness, kindness, benevolence ŚBr. MBh. &c##({ú}), ind. straight, aright, regularly RV. AV##well, rightly, skilfully, properly, agreeably (with √{vṛt} and loc., 'to behave well towards' [once {sādhu}', in RV. viii, 32, 10]##with √{kṛ}, 'to set eight'##with √{ās}, 'to be well or at ease') RV. &c. &c##good! well done! bravo! ŚBr. MBh. &c##well, greatly, in a high degree R. Kām. BhP##well, enough of. away with (instr.)! MBh. Pañcat##well come on! (with Impv. or 1. pr.) MBh. Kāv. &c##assuredly, indeed R. Kām.

साधु — {sādhu} &c. See p. 1201, col. 2