साधु [ sādhu ] [ sādhú ] m. f. n. straight , right Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. BhP.

  leading straight to a goal , hitting the mark , unerring (as an arrow or thunderbolt) Lit. RV. Lit. ŚBr.

  straightened , not entangled (as threads) Lit. Kauś.

  well-disposed , kind , willing , obedient Lit. RV. Lit. R.

  successful , effective , efficient (as a hymn or prayer) Lit. RV. Lit. Kām.

  ready , prepared (as Soma) Lit. RV. Lit. AitBr.

  peaceful , secure Lit. RV.

  powerful , excellent , good for (loc.) or towards (loc. gen. , dat. acc. , with [ prati ] , [ anu ] , [ abhi ] , [ pari ] , or comp.) Lit. ŚBr.

  fit , proper , right Lit. VarBṛS.

  good , virtuous , honourable , righteous Lit. ŚBr. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  well-born , noble , of honourable or respectable descent Lit. W.

  correct , pure

  classical (as language) Lit. ib.

  [ sādhu ] m. a good or virtuous or honest man Lit. ŚBr. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  a holy man , saint , sage , seer Lit. Kālid.

  (with Jainas) a Jina or deified saint Lit. W.

  a jeweller Lit. Hit.

  a merchant , money-lender , usurer Lit. L.

  ( in gram. accord. to some) a derivative or inflected noun

  [ sādhvī ] f. a chaste or virtuous woman , faithful wife Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  [ sādhu ] m. a saintly woman Lit. W.

  a kind of root (= [ medā ] ) Lit. L.

  n. the good or right or honest , a good thing or act ( [ sādhv asti ] with dat. , " it is well with - " ; [ sādhu-√ man ] with acc. , " to consider a thing good , approve " ) Lit. RV.

  gentleness , kindness , benevolence Lit. ŚBr. Lit. MBh.

  [ sādhu ] ind. straight , aright , regularly Lit. RV. Lit. AV.

  well , rightly , skilfully , properly , agreeably (with √ [ vṛt ] and loc. , " to behave well towards " ( once [ sā́dhu ] , in Lit. RV. viii , 32 , 10 ) ; with √ [ kṛ ] , " to set eight " ; with √ [ ās ] , " to be well or at ease " ) Lit. RV.

  good! well done! bravo! Lit. ŚBr. Lit. MBh.

  well , greatly , in a high degree Lit. R. Lit. Kām. Lit. BhP.

  well , enough of , away with (instr.) ! Lit. MBh. Lit. Pañcat.

  well come on! (with Impv. or 1. pr.) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  assuredly , indeed Lit. R. Lit. Kām.