As a Hindi name
साध · noun · masculine
साधु । महात्मा · योगी · अच्छा आदमी । सज्जन — Śabdasāgara
साध · adj
उत्तम । अच्छा — Śabdasāgara
साध · sādh · s.f.
Wish, desire, inclination; prayer; effort — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 623
साध · sādh · v.n.
(fr. sādhnā, q.v.), s.f. Accomplishment, performance, fulfilment — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 623
साध · masculine
a member of the Sadh community; an ascetic
साध · feminine
ambition, craving, longing
a Hindi word, an ardha-tatsama: a semi-learned borrowing from the Sanskrit साधु — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit साधु (sādhu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáHdʰuš. Doublet of साधु (sādhu) and साह (sāh).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
sādhu mf(vī)n. straight, right, RV.; AV.; BhP.
leading straight to a goal, hitting the mark, unerring (as an arrow or thunderbolt), RV.; ŚBr.
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit श्रद्धा — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀸 (saddhā), from Sanskrit श्रद्धा (śraddhā, “faith, trust”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śraddʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćradᶻdʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred-dʰh₁-éh₂, from *ḱr̥dés (“heart”). Doublet of श्रद्धा (śraddhā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
śrad-dhā (ā), f., see below
śrad-√ dhā P. Ā. -dadhāti, -dhatte (pr. p. śraddadhat, śrad-dadhāna; Ved. inf. śraddhe cf. śrat above), to have faith or faithfulness, have belief or confidence, believe, be true or trustful (with na, ‘to disbelieve’ &c.), RV. &c. &c.; to credit, think anything true (two acc.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.; to believe or have faith in or be true to (with dat., and in later language with gen. of thing or person, or with loc. of thing), RV. &c. &c.; to expect anything (acc.) from (abl.), MBh.; to consent, assent to, approve, welcome (with acc.; with na, ‘to disapprove’), Kathās.; to be desirous of (acc.), wish to (inf.), ib.; BhP. : Caus. -dhāpayati, to make faithful, render trustful, inspire confidence, RV. x, 151, 5.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
accomplishment, fulfilment
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M3 · meaning shifts "sādha" is derived from "sādh" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. sādh (connected with √ 2. sidh) cl. 1. P. Ā. sādati, ˚te; accord. to Dhātup. xxvi, 71 and xxvii, 16, cl. 4. sādhyati, cl. 5. sādhnoti (in JaimBr. also sadhnoti; pf. sasādha; aor. asātsīt; fut. sāddhā, sātsyati; inf. sāddhum, in later language sādhitum; Ved. inf. sadhase, q.v.), to go straight to any goal or aim, attain an object, to be successful, succeed, prosper, RV.; to bring straight to an object or end, further, promote, advance, accomplish, complete, finish, ib.; to submit or agree to, obey, ib.; (sādhyati) to be completed or accomplished, Dhātup. : Caus. sādhayati (mc. also ˚te; aor. asīṣadhat; Ved. also sīṣadhati, ˚dhaḥ, ˚dhema, ˚dhātu; Pass. sādhyate, MBh. &c.), to straighten, make straight (a path), RV.; to guide straight or well, direct or bring to a goal, ib.; to master, subdue, overpower, conquer, win, win over, RV. &c. &c.; to summon, conjure up (a god or spirit), Kathās.; (in law) to enforce payment, recover (a debt), collect (taxes), Mn.; Yājñ. &c.; to subdue a disease, set right, heal, cure, Suśr.; to bring to an end or conclusion, complete, make perfect, bring about, accomplish, effect, fulfil, execute, practice (with vākyam, ‘to execute any one's [gen.] order’; with naiṣkarmyam, ‘to practise inactivity’; with marum, ‘to pr˚ abstinence’; with mantram, ‘to pr˚ the recitation of spells’), GṛŚrS.; Mn.; MBh. &c.; to attain one's object, be successful, MBh. iii, 1441; to produce, make, render (two acc.), Śak.; BhP.; to establish a truth, substantiate, prove, demonstrate, Tattvas.; Sarvad.; to make ready, prepare, MBh.; to gain, obtain, acquire, procure, ŚBr. &c.; to find out (by calculation), Gaṇit.; to grant, bestow, yield, MBh.; Kāv. &c.; to put or place in (loc.), BhP. ; to set out, proceed, go (in dram. accord. to Sāh. = √ gam), MBh.; Kāv. &c.: Desid. of Caus. siṣādhayiṣati or sisādhayiṣati, to desire to establish or prove, Sāh.; Sarvad. : Desid. siṣātsati Gr.: Intens., sāsādhyate, sāsāddhi, ib.
2. sādh (ifc.) accomplishing, performing (see yajña-sādh).
sādha m. accomplishment, fulfilment, RV.
sādha (u) sādhu r. 4th cl. (sādhyati) (au) sādhau r. 5th cl. (sādhnoti) To finish, to perfect, to complete, or accomplish; also ṣādha.
Dictionary citations
sādha m. accomplishment, fulfilment, RV.
sādha (u) sādhu r. 4th cl. (sādhyati) (au) sādhau r. 5th cl. (sādhnoti) To finish, to perfect, to complete, or accomplish; also ṣādha.
1. sādh (connected with √ 2. sidh) cl. 1. P. Ā. sādati, ˚te; accord. to Dhātup. xxvi, 71 and xxvii, 16, cl. 4. sādhyati, cl. 5. sādhnoti (in JaimBr. also sadhnoti; pf. sasādha; aor. asātsīt; fut. sāddhā, sātsyati; inf. sāddhum, in later language sādhitum; Ved. inf. sadhase, q.v.), to go straight to any goal or aim, attain an object, to be successful, succeed, prosper, RV.; to bring straight to an object or end, further, promote, advance, accomplish, complete, finish, ib.; to submit or agree to, obey, ib.; (sādhyati) to be completed or accomplished, Dhātup. : Caus. sādhayati (mc. also ˚te; aor. asīṣadhat; Ved. also sīṣadhati, ˚dhaḥ, ˚dhema, ˚dhātu; Pass. sādhyate, MBh. &c.), to straighten, make straight (a path), RV.; to guide straight or well, direct or bring to a goal, ib.; to master, subdue, overpower, conquer, win, win over, RV. &c. &c.; to summon, conjure up (a god or spirit), Kathās.; (in law) to enforce payment, recover (a debt), collect (taxes), Mn.; Yājñ. &c.; to subdue a disease, set right, heal, cure, Suśr.; to bring to an end or conclusion, complete, make perfect, bring about, accomplish, effect, fulfil, execute, practice (with vākyam, ‘to execute any one's [gen.] order’; with naiṣkarmyam, ‘to practise inactivity’; with marum, ‘to pr˚ abstinence’; with mantram, ‘to pr˚ the recitation of spells’), GṛŚrS.; Mn.; MBh. &c.; to attain one's object, be successful, MBh. iii, 1441; to produce, make, render (two acc.), Śak.; BhP.; to establish a truth, substantiate, prove, demonstrate, Tattvas.; Sarvad.; to make ready, prepare, MBh.; to gain, obtain, acquire, procure, ŚBr. &c.; to find out (by calculation), Gaṇit.; to grant, bestow, yield, MBh.; Kāv. &c.; to put or place in (loc.), BhP. ; to set out, proceed, go (in dram. accord. to Sāh. = √ gam), MBh.; Kāv. &c.: Desid. of Caus. siṣādhayiṣati or sisādhayiṣati, to desire to establish or prove, Sāh.; Sarvad. : Desid. siṣātsati Gr.: Intens., sāsādhyate, sāsāddhi, ib.
2. sādh (ifc.) accomplishing, performing (see yajña-sādh).
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