साधु

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  a sadhu; monk

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 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, , , , 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)

Adverb

 * 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
 * 1) well, greatly, in a high degree
 * 2) assuredly, indeed

Interjection

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

Noun

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

Noun

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