𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼

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Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu). Cognate with Magadhi Prakrit 𑀰𑀸𑀳𑀼 (śāhu), Pali sādhu.

Adjective

𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu) (Devanagari साहु, Gujarati સાહુ, Kannada ಸಾಹು) (Ardhamāgadhī, Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

  1. good, virtuous

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑁄 (sāhuṇo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀑 (sāhūo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀑 (sāhao) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀉 (sāhaü)
Accusative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀁 (sāhuṃ) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑁄 (sāhuṇo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū)
Instrumental 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (sāhuṇā) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀳𑀺 (sāhūhi) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sāhūhiṃ)
Dative
Ablative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀑 (sāhūo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀉 (sāhūu)
Genitive 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑁄 (sāhuṇo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sāhussa) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡 (sāhūṇa) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡𑀁 (sāhūṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sāhummi) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀲𑀼 (sāhūsu) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sāhūsuṃ)
Vocative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū)
Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈 (feminine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈 (sāhuī) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀑 (sāhuīo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈 (sāhuī)
Accusative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀇𑀁 (sāhuiṃ) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀑 (sāhuīo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈 (sāhuī)
Instrumental 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀏 (sāhuīe) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀳𑀺 (sāhuīhi) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sāhuīhiṃ)
Dative
Ablative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀑 (sāhuīo) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sāhuīhiṃto)
Genitive 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀏 (sāhuīe) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀡 (sāhuīṇa) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀡𑀁 (sāhuīṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀏 (sāhuīe) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀲𑀼 (sāhuīsu) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sāhuīsuṃ)
Vocative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀇 (sāhui) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈 (sāhuī) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈𑀑 (sāhuīo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈 (sāhuī)
Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (neuter)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀁 (sāhuṃ) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀇𑀁 (sāhūiṃ) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡𑀺 (sāhūṇi) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū)
Accusative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀁 (sāhuṃ) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀇𑀁 (sāhūiṃ) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡𑀺 (sāhūṇi) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū)
Instrumental 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (sāhuṇā) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀳𑀺 (sāhūhi) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sāhūhiṃ)
Dative
Ablative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀑 (sāhūo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀉 (sāhūu)
Genitive 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑁄 (sāhuṇo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sāhussa) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡 (sāhūṇa) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡𑀁 (sāhūṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sāhummi) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀲𑀼 (sāhūsu) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sāhūsuṃ)
Vocative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀇𑀁 (sāhūiṃ) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡𑀺 (sāhūṇi) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū)

Noun

𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhum (Devanagari साहु, Gujarati સાહુ, Kannada ಸಾಹು, feminine 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀈) (Ardhamāgadhī, Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

  1. (Hinduism) a sadhu
  2. a good person

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑁄 (sāhuṇo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀑 (sāhūo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀑 (sāhao) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀉 (sāhaü)
Accusative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀁 (sāhuṃ) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑁄 (sāhuṇo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū)
Instrumental 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (sāhuṇā) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀳𑀺 (sāhūhi) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sāhūhiṃ)
Dative
Ablative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀑 (sāhūo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀉 (sāhūu)
Genitive 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀡𑁄 (sāhuṇo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sāhussa) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡 (sāhūṇa) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀡𑀁 (sāhūṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sāhummi) 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀲𑀼 (sāhūsu) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sāhūsuṃ)
Vocative 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu) or 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀽 (sāhū)

Descendants

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāhu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 770
  • Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 84.
  • Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, pages 266, 267, 269
  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T (1923–1928) “साहु”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: , page 897.