साहु
Apabhramsa
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit साहु (sāhu), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu), from Sanskrit साधु (sādhú).
Noun
साहु (sāhu) m (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)[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.
- duṭṭhaho paripālaṇu jahim̐ kijjaï
- दुट्ठहो परिपालणु जहिँ किज्जइ
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
Descendants
References
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sādhú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 770
Prakrit
Adjective
साहु (sāhu)
- 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 (sāhu) m
- 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) | — |