"sadhu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɑːdhuː/ Forms: sadhus [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit साधु (sādhú, “good; good man, holy man”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sa|साधु||good; good man, holy man|tr=sādhú}} Sanskrit साधु (sādhú, “good; good man, holy man”) Head templates: {{en-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). Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism, People Translations (ascetic or practitioner of yoga): সাধু (xadhu) (Assamese), সাধু (śadhu) (Bengali), 苦行僧 (kǔxíngsēng) (Chinese Mandarin), saduo (Esperanto), sadhu (Finnish), સાધુ (sādhu) (Gujarati), ಸಾಧು (sādhu) (Kannada), साधू (sādhū) [masculine] (Marathi), साधु (sādhu) (Nepali), sadhu [masculine] (Polish), са́дху (sádxu) [masculine] (Russian), साधु (sādhu) (Sanskrit), சாதுக்கள் (cātukkaḷ) (Tamil)

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