साहु

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Apabhramsa

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit साहु (sāhu), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu), from Sanskrit साधु (sādhú).

Noun

साहु (sāhum (Māhārāṣṭrī)[1]

  1. sadhu, ascetic
    • c. 965 CE – 971 CE, Puṣpadanta, Nayakumara-Chariu III.2.10:
      दुट्ठहो परिपालणु जहिँ किज्जइ
      सो अहम्मु जहिँ साहु वहिज्जइ।
      duṭṭhaho paripālaṇu jahim̐ kijjaï
      so ahammu jahim̐ sāhu vahijjaï.
      Adharma is that in which
      the wicked are patronised
      and the virtuous are murdered.

Declension

Declension of साहु (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū) साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū)
Accusative साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū) साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū)
Instrumental साहुं (sāhuṃ) or साहूं (sāhūṃ) or साहुएं (sāhueṃ) or साहूएं (sāhūeṃ) or साहुण (sāhuṇa) or साहूण (sāhūṇa) or साहुणं (sāhuṇaṃ) or साहूणं (sāhūṇaṃ) साहुहिं (sāhuhiṃ) or साहूहिं (sāhūhiṃ)
Dative साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū) साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū) or साहुहं (sāhuhaṃ) or साहूहं (sāhūhaṃ) or साहुहुं (sāhuhuṃ) or साहूहुं (sāhūhuṃ)
Ablative साहुहे (sāhuhe) or साहूहे (sāhūhe) साहुहुं (sāhuhuṃ) or साहूहुं (sāhūhuṃ)
Genitive साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū) साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū) or साहुहं (sāhuhaṃ) or साहूहं (sāhūhaṃ) or साहुहुं (sāhuhuṃ) or साहूहुं (sāhūhuṃ)
Locative साहुहि (sāhuhi) or साहूहि (sāhūhi) साहुहिं (sāhuhiṃ) or साहूहिं (sāhūhiṃ) or साहुहुं (sāhuhuṃ) or साहूहुं (sāhūhuṃ)
Vocative साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū) साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū) or साहुहो (sāhuho) or साहूहो (sāhūho)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Dr. Kamalchand Sogani (2003) अपभ्रंश रचना सौरभ [apabhrañś racnā saurabh, Apabhramsa Grammar and Composition] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Rajasthan: Apabhramsa Sahitya Academy, →OCLC, page 150

Further reading

Prakrit

Adjective

साहु (sāhu)

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼

Declension

Maharastri declension of साहु (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative साहू (sāhū) साहुणो (sāhuṇo) or साहू (sāhū) or साहूओ (sāhūo) or साहओ (sāhao) or साहउ (sāhaü)
Accusative साहुं (sāhuṃ) साहुणो (sāhuṇo) or साहू (sāhū)
Instrumental साहुणा (sāhuṇā) साहूहि (sāhūhi) or साहूहिं (sāhūhiṃ)
Dative
Ablative साहूओ (sāhūo) or साहूउ (sāhūu)
Genitive साहुणो (sāhuṇo) or साहुस्स (sāhussa) साहूण (sāhūṇa) or साहूणं (sāhūṇaṃ)
Locative साहुम्मि (sāhummi) साहूसु (sāhūsu) or साहूसुं (sāhūsuṃ)
Vocative साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū)
Maharastri declension of साहुई (feminine)
singular plural
Nominative साहुई (sāhuī) साहुईओ (sāhuīo) or साहुई (sāhuī)
Accusative साहुइं (sāhuiṃ) साहुईओ (sāhuīo) or साहुई (sāhuī)
Instrumental साहुईए (sāhuīe) साहुईहि (sāhuīhi) or साहुईहिं (sāhuīhiṃ)
Dative
Ablative साहुईओ (sāhuīo) साहुईहिंतो (sāhuīhiṃto)
Genitive साहुईए (sāhuīe) साहुईण (sāhuīṇa) or साहुईणं (sāhuīṇaṃ)
Locative साहुईए (sāhuīe) साहुईसु (sāhuīsu) or साहुईसुं (sāhuīsuṃ)
Vocative साहुइ (sāhui) or साहुई (sāhuī) साहुईओ (sāhuīo) or साहुई (sāhuī)
Maharastri declension of साहु (neuter)
singular plural
Nominative साहुं (sāhuṃ) or साहु (sāhu) साहूइं (sāhūiṃ) or साहूणि (sāhūṇi) or साहू (sāhū)
Accusative साहुं (sāhuṃ) or साहु (sāhu) साहूइं (sāhūiṃ) or साहूणि (sāhūṇi) or साहू (sāhū)
Instrumental साहुणा (sāhuṇā) साहूहि (sāhūhi) or साहूहिं (sāhūhiṃ)
Dative
Ablative साहूओ (sāhūo) or साहूउ (sāhūu)
Genitive साहुणो (sāhuṇo) or साहुस्स (sāhussa) साहूण (sāhūṇa) or साहूणं (sāhūṇaṃ)
Locative साहुम्मि (sāhummi) साहूसु (sāhūsu) or साहूसुं (sāhūsuṃ)
Vocative साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū) साहूइं (sāhūiṃ) or साहूणि (sāhūṇi) or साहू (sāhū)

Noun

साहु (sāhum

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼

Declension

Maharastri declension of साहु (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative साहू (sāhū) साहुणो (sāhuṇo) or साहू (sāhū) or साहूओ (sāhūo) or साहओ (sāhao) or साहउ (sāhaü)
Accusative साहुं (sāhuṃ) साहुणो (sāhuṇo) or साहू (sāhū)
Instrumental साहुणा (sāhuṇā) साहूहि (sāhūhi) or साहूहिं (sāhūhiṃ)
Dative
Ablative साहूओ (sāhūo) or साहूउ (sāhūu)
Genitive साहुणो (sāhuṇo) or साहुस्स (sāhussa) साहूण (sāhūṇa) or साहूणं (sāhūṇaṃ)
Locative साहुम्मि (sāhummi) साहूसु (sāhūsu) or साहूसुं (sāhūsuṃ)
Vocative साहु (sāhu) or साहू (sāhū)