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sadhus

sadhus is the plural of sadhu.

Meaning of sadhu

Noun

sadhu (plural sadhus)

  1. (Hinduism) 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

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Questions about sadhus

What is sadhus the plural of?
Sadhus is the plural of sadhu.

Words near sadhus in the dictionary

  1. sadhe
  2. sadhearted
  3. sadhes
  4. Sadhs
  5. sadhu
  6. sadhus
  7. sadi
  8. Sadia
  9. Sadian
  10. Sadians
  11. sadic

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