sādhu साधु sādhú mf(vI/)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.] sādhú m. a good or virtuous or honest man, [ŚBr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. a holy man, 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 sādhú 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. sādhú (ú), ind. straight, aright, regularly, [RV.]; [AV.] well, rightly, skilfully, properly, agreeably (with √ vṛt and loc., ‘to behave well towards’ [once sā́dhu, in [RV. viii, 32, 10]]; with √ kṛ, ‘to set right’; 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.] &c. See p. 1201, col. 2. sādhudhī साधुधी sādhu—dhī f. a good understanding, [MW.] good disposition, [ib.] sādhu—dhī mfn. having good understanding, wise, well-disposed, [ib.] sādhu—dhī (īs), f. a mother-in-law, [L.] sādhuja साधुज sādhu—ja mfn. well-born, ‘good conduct’, [W.] sādhuka साधुक m. N. of a low or degraded tribe, [ib.] sādhutā साधुता sādhu—tā f. rightness, correctness, [Āpast.] honesty, uprightness, [Kām.]; [Daś.] &c. sādhuyā साधुया sādhuyā́ ind. in a straight course, directly towards any mark or aim, [RV.] plainly, simply, [AV.] rightly, duly, [RV.]; [VS.]; [TS.] kindly, properly, amicably, [MW.] sādhukṛt साधुकृत् sādhu—kṛ́t mfn. = -kārin, [ŚBr.] sādhumat साधुमत् sādhu—mat mfn. good, [MW.] sādhutas साधुतस् sādhu—tas ind. from a good man, [Mn. iv, 252.] sādhutva साधुत्व sādhu—tva n. rightness, correctness, [Lāṭy.]; [TPrāt.],Sch. goodness, excellence, [Uttarar.] kindness, [Kāv.] honesty, uprightness, [Pañcat.]; [Uttarar.] &c. sādhuvat साधुवत् sādhu—vat mfn. right, correct, [RPrāt.] 2. sādhu—vat ind. as if good, as if correct, [MW.] sādhubhāva साधुभाव sādhu—bhāva m. good nature, goodness, kindness, [MBh.] sādhuphala साधुफल sādhu—phala mfn. bearing good fruit, having good results or consequences, [Śak. vii, 25, 26] (v.l.) sādhuśīla साधुशील sādhu—śīla mfn. well-disposed, virtuously inclined (-tva n.), [Hit.] virtuous, righteous, [W.] sādhudevī साधुदेवी sādhu—devī f. a mother-in-law, [L.] sādhugata साधुगत sādhu—gata mfn. resorted to by the ‘good, respectable, virtuous’, [MW.] sādhujāta साधुजात sādhu—jāta mfn. of a good kind, beautiful, [MBh.]; [R.] sādhujana साधुजन sādhu—jana m. a good person, honest man, [Kāv.]; [Dhūrtas.] (a-s°). sādhukāra साधुकार sādhu—kāra n. the exclamation sādhu (i.e. well! well done!), applause (°raṃ-√ dā ‘to applaud’), [R.]; [Kāraṇḍ.] sādhukṛta साधुकृत sādhu—kṛta mfn. (ifc.) well or rightly done, [BhP.] sādhumatī साधुमती sādhu—matī (atī), f. one of the ten grades of a Bodhi-sattva, [Cat.] N. of a Tantra deity, [Buddh.] sādhumata साधुमत sādhu—mata mfn. well thought of, highly prized, [MW.] sādhutama साधुतम sādhu—tama mfn. best, most excellent, [MBh.] sādhutara साधुतर sādhu—tara mfn. better than (abl.), [Kām.] sādhuvāda साधुवाद sādhu—vāda m. exclaiming ‘well done!’ (daṃ-√ dā, ‘to applaud’), [MBh.]; [Śiś.]; [Kathās.] &c. the name of an honest man, good renown, fame, reputation, [BhP.] a right sentence, [ib.] sādhuvāha साधुवाह sādhu—vāha m. a good or well-trained horse, [MW.] sādhuveṣa साधुवेष sādhu—veṣa mfn. well dressed, [Car.] sādhudhvani साधुध्वनि sādhu—dhvani m. sound of applause or acclamation, [Kād.] sādhuśabda साधुशब्द sādhu—śabda m. = -kāra, [MBh.] sādhuśukla साधुशुक्ल sādhu—śukla mfn. quite white, [MBh.] sādhudāyin साधुदायिन् sādhu—dāyin mfn., [Pāṇ. iii, 2, 78], Vārtt. 1, [Pat.] sādhudatta साधुदत्त sādhu—datta m. a proper N. [Campak.] sādhudevin साधुदेविन् sādhu—devín mfn. playing skilfully or fortunately, [AV.]; [MBh.] sādhukārin साधुकारिन् sādhu—kārín mfn. acting well or rightly, skilled, clever, [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] &c. sādhukīrti साधुकीर्ति sādhu—kīrti m. N. of an author, [Cat.] sādhukṛtyā साधुकृत्या sādhu—kṛtyā́ f. good or right manner of acting, [VS.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] sādhukṛtya साधुकृत्य sādhu—kṛtya n. compensation, requital, [ib.] advantage, [Kām.] sādhumātrā साधुमात्रा sādhu—mātrā f. the right measure (°rayā, ‘in due measure’), [Kām.] sādhuputra साधुपुत्र sādhu—putra m. N. of a man, [Buddh.] sādhupuṣpa साधुपुष्प sādhu—puṣpa n. a beautiful flower, [MW.] the flower of the Hibiscus Mutabilis, [L.] sādhusiddha साधुसिद्ध sādhu—siddha mfn. quite finished or perfect, [Suśr.] sādhuvādin साधुवादिन् sādhu—vādin mfn. speaking rightly or justly, [Gaut.] applauding, [Hariv.] w.r. for -vāhin, [MBh. vii, 7786.] sādhuvāhin साधुवाहिन् sādhu—vāhin mfn. drawing (a carriage) well, [MBh.]; [Hcat.] sādhu—vāhin m. a good or well-trained horse, [W.] sādhu—vāhin mfn. having good horses, [W.] sādhuvṛkṣa साधुवृक्ष sādhu—vṛkṣa m. a good tree, [ib.] Nauclea Cadamba, [L.] Crataeva Roxburghii, [ib.] sādhuvṛtta साधुवृत्त sādhu—vṛtta mfn. well rounded, [R.]; [Bhartṛ.] well-conducted, having good manners, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [Gaut.] sādhu—vṛtta m. a well-conducted person, virtuous or honest man, [MW.] sādhu—vṛtta n. good conduct, honesty, [R.] sādhuvṛtti साधुवृत्ति sādhu—vṛtti f. good means of living, [MW.] good exposition, excellent commentary, [ib.] good or moral practice or observance, [W.] sādhu—vṛtti mfn. well rounded, [Bhartṛ.] (v.l.) well-conducted, [ib.] (v.l.) sādhuṣṭhāna साधुष्ठान sādhu—ṣṭhāna (s° + sthāna) n. the right point of view, right way, [Āpast.] sādhucaraṇa साधुचरण sādhu—caraṇa mfn. well-conducted, righteous, [Lāṭy.] sādhudarśin साधुदर्शिन् sādhu—darśin mfn. seeing well, [TĀr.], Sch. well-discerning (a-s°), [Śak.] sādhukarman साधुकर्मन् sādhú—karman (sādhú-), mfn. acting well or rightly, [RV.] doing kind actions, beneficent, [MW.] sādhumantra साधुमन्त्र sādhu—mantra m. an effective prayer or spell, [Kām.] sādhummanya साधुम्मन्य sādhu—m-manya mfn. thinking one's self good or virtuous, [W.] sādhupadavī साधुपदवी sādhu—padavī f. the path or way of the good, [Bhartṛ.] sādhurandhin साधुरन्धिन् sādhu—randhin mfn., [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. vii, 1, 61] sādhuvācaka साधुवाचक sādhu—vācaka mfn. telling or expressing what is good, [VP.] sādhuśīlatva साधुशीलत्व sādhu—śīla—tva n. sādhucaritra साधुचरित्र sādhu—caritra n. N. of wk. sādhudvitīya साधुद्वितीय sādhu—dvitīya mfn. having a merchant as second, accompanied by a-merchant, [MW.] sādhunigūhin साधुनिगूहिन् sādhu—nigūhin mfn., [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. vi, 4, 89.] sādhunigraha साधुनिग्रह sādhu—nigraha mf(A)n. having a convenient handle, [Suśr.] sādhusammata साधुसम्मत sādhu—sammata mfn. approved by the good, [R.] sādhuvandana साधुवन्दन sādhu—vandana n. N. of wk. sādhuvṛttatā साधुवृत्तता sādhu—vṛtta—tā f. the being well-conducted, honourableness, [Kathās.] sādhuvṛttitā साधुवृत्तिता sādhu—vṛtti—tā f. the being well-conducted, [MBh.] sādhusaṃsarga साधुसंसर्ग sādhu—saṃsarga m. association with the good, [MW.] sādhusaṃskṛta साधुसंस्कृत sādhu—saṃskṛtá mfn. well prepared or arranged, [ŚBr.] sādhusamācāra साधुसमाचार sādhu—samācāra m. ‘conduct of the righteous’, N. of wk. sādhu—samācāra mfn. well-behaved, [Pañcat.] sādhuratnasūri साधुरत्नसूरि sādhu—ratna-sūri m. N. of an author, [Cat.] sādhuvigarhita साधुविगर्हित sādhu—vigarhita mfn. blamed or censured by the good, [R.] sādhusamakṣarūpa साधुसमक्षरूप sādhu—samakṣa-rūpa mfn. well before the eyes, [Śak. vii, 31] (v.l.) sādhupratikramaṇasūtra साधुप्रतिक्रमणसूत्र sādhu—pratikramaṇa-sūtra n. N. of wk.