साधुsādhua.(-धु or -ध्वी f.; compar. साधीयस्; superl. साधिष्ठ) [साध्-उन्]
- (-धु or -ध्वी Feminine; compar. साधीयस्; superl. साधिष्ठ) साध्-उन्
- Good, excellent, perfect; यद्यत् साधु न चित्रे स्यात् क्रियते तत्तदन्यथा Ś.6.13; आ परितोषाद्विदुषां न साधु मन्ये प्रयोगविज्ञानम् 1.2.
- Fit, proper, right; as in साधुवृत्त, साधुसमाचार.
- Virtuous, righteous, honourable, pious.
- (a) Kind, well-disposed; तदीयमाक्रन्दितमार्तसाधोः R.2.28; Pt.1.247. (b) Well-behaved (with Locative); मातरी साधुः Sk.
- Correct, pure, classical (as language).
- Pleasing, agreeable, pleasant; अतोऽर्हसि क्षन्तुमसाधु साधु वा Ki.1.4.
- Noble, well-born, of noble decent.
Derived forms and compounds
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-धुः
- A good or virtuous man; प्रत्यर्पयिष्यत्यनधां स साधुः R.13.65;2.62; एभिः साधो हृदय- निहितैर्लक्षणैर्लक्षयेवाः Me.82.
- A sage, saint; साधोः प्रकोपि- तस्यापि मनो नायाति विक्रियाम् Subhāṣ.
- A merchant; a jeweller; मुकुटे रोपितः काचश्चरणाभरणे मणिः । न हि दोषो मणेरस्ति किं तु साधोरविज्ञता H.2.72.
- A Jaina saint.
- A usurer, money-lender. -Neuter
- The good; तयोः श्रेय आददानस्य साधु भवति Kaṭh,2.1.
- A good act or thing.Indeclinable
- Well, well-done, very nice, bravo; साधु गीतम् Ś. 1; साधु रे पिङ्गल वानर साधु M.4.
- Enough, away with.
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-आचार Adjective well-conducted, pious, virtuous.
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-कारिन् Adjective skilled, clever.
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-कृत Adjective well-done.
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-कृत्यम् compensation, requital.
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-ज Adjective noble, of a noble family.
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-जात Adjective beautiful.
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-दर्शन
- Adjective
- good-looking.
- thoughtful, prudent.
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-देवी a mother-in-law.
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-धी Adjective kind, well-disposed. (-Feminine) a mother-in-law.
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-पुष्पम् a land-growing lotus; Latin D. B.
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-फल Adjective having good results.
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-भावः kindness.
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-मत Adjective highly thought of or prized.
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-मात्रा the right measure.
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-वादः a cry of 'well done', a cry of approbation; सिद्धा माल्यैः साधुवादैर्द्वयेऽपि (आकिरन्ति) Śi.18.55.
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-वाहः, -वाहिन् Masculine a well-trained horse.
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-वृक्षः the Kadamba tree.
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-वृत्त
- Adjective
- wellconducted, upright, virtuous; प्रायेण साधुवृत्तानामस्थायिन्यो विपत्तयः Bh.2.85 (where the next sense is also intended).
- well-rounded. (-त्तः) a virtuous man. (-त्तम्) good conduct, virtue, piety, righteousness; so साधुवृत्ति,-शील Adjective virtuous, righteous; यः सप्तवर्षाणि जुहोति तार्क्ष्यं हव्यं त्वग्नौ नियतः साधुशीलः Mb.3.186.16.
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-शुक्ल Adjective quite white.
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-संमत Adjective approved by the good.
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-सिद्ध Adjective quite finished, perfect.
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
- साधूनाम्sādhūnāmgenitive plural of the masculine form of the adjective sādhu (a saint) used as a noun.
- साधुषुsādhuṣulocative plural of the masculine form of the adjective sādhu (a saint) used as a noun.
- साधुःsādhuḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective sādhu (a saint) used as a noun.
