𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit साधु (sādhu). Cognate with Pali sādhu.

Adjective

𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu)

1. right, correct, virtuous

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (“right”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu)
East	Dhauli	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu)
	Jaugada	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨯𐨢𐨂 (sadhu), 𐨯𐨯𐨂 (sasu)
	Mansehra	𐨯𐨢𐨂 (sadhu)
West	Girnar	𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (“right”)
𑀲𑀸𑀥𑀼 (sādhu) (4) 𐨯𐨢𐨂 (sadhu) (2) 𐨯𐨯𐨂 (sasu) (1)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀰𑀸𑀳𑀼 (śāhu)
  • Bengali: সাউ (śau), সাহা (śaha)
  • Assamese: সাউ (xau)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu)
  • Hindustani: sāh, sāhū

    Hindi: साह, साहू

    Urdu: صاح (sāh), ساہُو (sāhū)

  • Marathi: साव (sāv)
  • Nepali: साहू (sāhū)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਸਾਊ (sāū)

    Shahmukhi script: ساؤُ (sāū)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: سَائُو

    Devanagari script: साऊ

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀼 (sāhu)
  • Hindustani: sāh, sāhū

    Hindi: साह, साहू

    Urdu: صاح (sāh), ساہُو (sāhū)

  • Marathi: साव (sāv)
  • Nepali: साहू (sāhū)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਸਾਊ (sāū)

    Shahmukhi script: ساؤُ (sāū)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: سَائُو

    Devanagari script: साऊ

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 93.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sādhú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press