sadhu
/ˈsɑːduː/
sadhu noun: an ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty).
Noun
sadhu (plural sadhus)
- An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty).
- Then again these figures take no account of the thousands of beggars who travel free in India. Many of these are religious "Sadhus", dressed often in nothing but a loin-cloth, or even less, and their bodies smeared with ashes. A large number of these men are nothing but impostors, but the Hindu...1953 November, 'Erca', “Ticket Frauds in the East”, in Railway Magazine, page 778
- It was clad in white in the manner of an Indian sadu or holy man, and it was walking barefoot on the grubby pavements.1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Qutet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 994
Proper noun capitalized: Sadhu
Sadhu
- A male given name from Sanskrit.
sadhu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
sadhu in Hindi
- ascetic or practitioner of yoga
- साधु sādhu
sadhu in Tamil
- ascetic or practitioner of yoga
- சாதுக்கள் cātukkaḷ
sadhu in Marathi
- ascetic or practitioner of yoga
- साधू sādhū
sadhu in Bengali
- ascetic or practitioner of yoga
- সাধু śadhu
More languagesFewer languages
- sadhu in Kannada
- ಸಾಧು sādhu
- sadhu in Gujarati
- સાધુ sādhu
- sadhu in Sanskrit
- साधु sādhu
- sadhu in Assamese
- সাধু xadhu
- sadhu in Nepali
- साधु sādhu
- sadhu in Persian
- مرتاض mortâz
Forms of sadhu
| plural | sadhus |
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Origin of sadhu
From Sanskrit साधु (sādhú, “good; good man, holy man”).
Words that rhyme with sadhu
Questions about sadhu
- What does sadhu mean?
- Sadhu means an ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty).
- What is sadhu in Hindi?
- Sadhu in Hindi is साधु (sādhu). See Sadhu meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sadhu?
- Sadhu can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce sadhu?
- Sadhu is pronounced /ˈsɑːduː/.
- What is the plural of sadhu?
- The plural of sadhu is sadhus.
Words near sadhu in the dictionary
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