Sadhvi (साध्वी, IAST: Sādhvī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is virtuous, chaste, and righteous”. From the root sādhu (good, virtuous, straight), the feminine sādhvī denotes a woman of impeccable virtue and spiritual purity, and as applied to Lalitha, she becomes the very embodiment of divine righteousness.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Sanskrit, sādhvī is the highest praise for a woman's moral and spiritual character, encompassing chastity, devotion, truth, and virtuous conduct. Applied to the goddess Lalitha, it elevates these qualities to their cosmic and absolute expression — she is not simply virtuous but is virtue itself in its most luminous form. The term is also used respectfully for accomplished women ascetics and devoted wives in the Hindu tradition.

As an epithet of Lalitha, Sādhvī underscores her role as the ideal of sacred womanhood within the devotional imagination of the Śrīvidyā tradition. Pronounced sādh-vī, the name is simple, elegant, and widely recognized.

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Scriptural source

Sadhvi appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Sadhvi aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.