Pandita, Paṇḍita, Paṇḍit, Paṇḍitā, Pandit: 36 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Paṇḍita (पण्डित).—A scholar learned in Vedic literature, not only academically but also by dint of spiritual realization. Though this is the proper definition of the word, the term is also loosely applied to any scholar.
Paṇḍita (पण्डित) refers to “learned scholar”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Paṇḍita (पण्डित) refers to:—A learned person. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Paṇḍita (पण्डित).—Writer of Citprabhā, a commentary on the Paribhāșenduśekhara. A commentary on the Laghuśabdenduśekhara is also ascribed to him. He was a Gauda Brāhmaṇa whose native place was Kurukșetra. He lived in the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Paṇḍita (पण्डित) refers to “wise counsellors”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Śiva’s magic”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: “[...] For the marriage of Pārvatī, He is not at all a deserving person. On hearing of this, the general public will smile in derision. O lord of mountains, see for yourself. He has not a single kinsman. You are the storehouse of great gems and jewels. He has no assets at all. O lord of mountains, you shall consult your kinsmen, sons, wife and wise counsellors (paṇḍita), except Pārvatī. O lord of mountains, the medicine does not appeal at all to the patient. Wrong diet that brings about great defects always appeals to him”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Paṇḍita (पण्डित) refers to “one who is learned” (as opposed to Apaṇḍita—‘unlearned persons’), according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Those] unlearned, religious deviants who have abandoned their Vedic rites in vain, think [themselves] to be learned (paṇḍita). They know nothing. The Yogin does not abandon rites. For, [in the no-mind state] he is abandoned by rites, simply because of the cessation of volition, [which] is the root cause of [all] rites. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaiva philosophy
Pandit families in Kashmir traditionally preserved many Tantrik manuscripts, such as the 11th century Pratyabhijñāhṛdaya.—Kashmir has been under many rulers. In the three centuries after Kṣemarāja (11th century), the Muslims invaded again and again, regularly looting and destroying temples, holy places, and monasteries, believing as they did that all non-Muslim religion was an offense to God. In this period, untold numbers of Śaiva Tantrik manuscripts written in Sanskrit were destroyed, but many were saved, held by devoted Kashmiri Pandit families and passed down reverently, whether or not anyone in the family could read them. [..] When Sir Pratap Singh Sahib Bahadur assumed his throne in 1885, there were only about forty Shaiva Pandit families left in the region (it was these families whose duty it was to preserve the ancient knowledge). Fortunately, these families held a substantial number of manuscripts of original Tantrik texts.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Paṇḍita (पण्डित) refers to “wise ones”, according to the Vādakhaṇḍa section of the Rasaratnākara (lit. “jewel mine of mercury”): a 13th century alchemical work in Sanskrit written by Nityanātha.—Accordingly, “In the world of rebirth, very abundant wealth is indeed the most excellent thing, producing all pleasures; that is to be attained by lords of Sādhakas. According to the method from the mouth of the teacher, specifically the manufacture of jewels, etc., and the auspicious lore of perfumery is related here for the purpose of attaining it. For, having understood everything, those various things are easily attained, being in the direct experience [and] purifying for wise ones (paṇḍita)”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Paṇḍita (पण्डित) refers to “one who is wise”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Not distracted in distraction, in mental stillness not poised, in stupidity not stupid, that blessed one is not even wise (paṇḍita) in his wisdom (pāṇḍitya). [jāḍye'pi na jaḍo dhanyaḥ pāṇḍitye'pi na paṇḍitaḥ] The liberated man is self-possessed in all circumstances and free from the idea of ‘done’ and ‘still to do’. He is the same wherever he is and without greed. He does not dwell on what he has done or not done. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Paṇḍita was a title in Indian Buddhism awarded to scholars who have mastered the five sciences (Sanskrit: pañcavidyāsthāna) in which a learned person was traditionally supposed to be well-versed.
The five sciences are:
- science of language (śabdavidyā),
- science of logic (hetuvidyā),
- science of medicine (cikitsāvidyā),
- science of fine arts and crafts (śilakarmasthānavidyā),
- and science of spirituality (adhyātmavidyā).
The stipulation can be traced to (but may well predate) the Mahāyāna-sūtrālamkāra-kārikā, which states: "Without becoming a scholar in the five sciences, not even the supreme sage can become omniscient. For the sake of refuting and supporting others, and for the sake of knowing everything himself, he makes an effort in these [five sciences]."
etymology: Paṇḍita (Sanskrit; Tibetan: khepa; Wyl: mkhas pa).
1) A pandit is a scholar and a teacher, particularly one skilled in the Sanskrit language, who has mastered the four Vedic scriptures, Hindu rituals, Hindu law, religion, music, and/or philosophy under a Guru in a Gurukul or has been tutored under the ancient vedic Guru Shishya academic tradition. The English loan word pundit is derived from it.
etymology: pandit or pundit (Sanskrit: पण्डित; paṇḍita or paṇḍit);
In the original usage of the word, "Pandit", synonymous to "Purohits", refers to a Hindu, almost always a Brahmin, who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas, along with the corresponding rhythms and melodies for chanting religious verses or singing them during prayers or rituals. The designation may also appear as the abbreviation "Pt." or "Pnt."
2) The Sanskrit word Pundit, which is also now used in the English language, is derived from Pandit, which means a scholar or someone who is highly learned and an intellectual. Pandits, or locals learned in the dharmasastra, were also employed as court advisors during the 18th and 19th Centuries.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
1. Pandita
The Bodhisatta born as a merchant. See the Kutavanija Jataka.
2. PanditaOne of the four novices invited by the brahmin whose house came later to be known as the Pancachiddageha (DhA.iv.176ff). In the time of Kassapa Buddha he was known as Mahaduggata. In his last birth his mother was the daughter of a rich merchant of Savatthi. During her pregnancy, she had a longing to give to five hundred monks, headed by Sariputta, the choicest portions of red fish, to don yellow robes, to sit in the outer circle of the monks seats, and to partake of the food left over by the monks. This longing was satisfied, and seven times she held similar festivities. When the child was born he was called Pandita because, from the day of his conception, various people of the household who had been stupid or deaf or dumb recovered their faculties. When seven years old, he was filled with the desire to become a monk, and was ordained by Sariputta, a constant visitor to the house. For seven days his parents held a festival in honour of his ordination. On the eighth day he went, with Sariputta, into the village for alms; on the way, certain things which he saw- a ditch, arrow makers, carpenters - made him wish to strive for arahantship. Thereupon, with the leave of Sariputta, he returned to the monastery requesting the Elder to bring him some red fish on his return from the alms round. In the monastery, Sakka stilled all noises and held back the sun and the moon, lest Pandita should be disturbed. The Buddha, seeing this, detained Sariputta back on his way to the monastery, and engaged him in conversation until Pandita should have succeeded in his effort. After a while, Pandita became an arahant and the whole world rejoiced. Ibid., ii.139ff.
3. PanditaA Pacceka Buddha, mentioned in a nominal list. M.iii.70; ApA.i.107.
Pandita VaggaThe sixth chapter of the Dhammapada.
Pandita SuttaOn three things enjoined by the wise and the good: charity, going into homelessness, and support of parents. A.i.151.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Pāṇḍita (पाण्डित) refers to “wise persons”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Son of good family, how does the recollection of morality (śīlānusmṛti) of Bodhisattva becomes like open space? [...] Since there is no visual form, it is praised by the wise (pāṇḍita-praśaṃsita). Since it appeases vices, there is no essential characteristic of recognition. Since it is in accordance with all happiness and is not generated by the contrary, while recollecting this morality, there is no impurity in the recollection. Son of good family, this is what is called the recollection of morality which is authorized by the Lord”.
Paṇḍita (पण्डित) refers to the “wise and learned”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān said to the great Nāga kings]: “Now I will teach the auspicious offering manual which can bring about any effect. This mantra is a unique hero, it will do any task. The wise and learned (paṇḍita) one should call it to mind only once in an elevated place. One should call it to mind in a loud voice and sound. [...]
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Paṇḍitā (पण्डिता) is the name of Śrīmatī’s nurse, according to chapter 1.1 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly,
“[...] One day Śrīmatī had gone to a pleasure-garden, and her nurse, named Paṇḍitā, seized a favorable opportunity and spoke to her privately: ‘You are like my life to me; I am like your mother. There is no reason for lack of confidence between us. Tell me, daughter, why you have taken to silence. Make your grief easier by sharing it with me. When I know your grief, I shall proceed to the business of curing it. For a treatment of an unknown disease is not right’.”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Paṇḍita (पण्डित) is the name of a Telugu poet active during the reign of Gaṇapatideva-mahārāja (r. 1199-1262 A.D.) The political unity, the economic prosperity and growth of Telugu literature created and promoted national consciousness among the Āndhras which found its echos in the literary compositions of this period.
Paṇḍita.—(HD), same as Dharmatattvavit according to Śukra, II. 85; head of the ecclesiastical department (Hist. Dharm., Vol. III, p. 115). (CII 4), epithet of Brāhmaṇas. (IE 8-3), the court Pandit, mentioned as Pātra. Note: paṇḍita is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
paṇḍita : (adj.) wise. (m.) a wise man.
Paṇḍita, (adj.) (cp. Ved. paṇḍita) wise, clever, skilled, circumspect, intelligent Vin. II, 190 (+buddhimanto); D. I, 12 (°vedaniya comprehensible only by the wise), 120 (opp. duppañña); III, 192; M. I, 342; III, 61, 163, 178; S. IV, 375 (+viyatta medhāvin); V, 151 (+vyatta kusala); A. I, 59, 68, 84, 101 sq. , 162 (paṇḍitā nibbānaṃ adhigacchanti); II, 3 sq. , 118, 178, 228; III, 48=It. 16; Sn. 115, 254, 335, 523, 721, 820, 1007, 1125 (Ep. of Jatukaṇṇī); It. 86; Dh. 22, 28, 63 (°mānin), 79, 88, 157, 186, 238, 289; J. III, 52 (sasa°); Nd1 124; Pv IV. 332 (opp. bāla; =sappañña PvA. 254); Dhs. 1302; Miln. 3, 22; DA. I, 117; DhA. IV, 111; VvA. 257; PvA. 39, 41, 60 (=pañña), 93, 99. (Page 404)
1) paṇḍita (ပဏ္ဍိတ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[paṇḍita(1)+ṇa]
[ပဏ္ဍိတ(၁)+ဏ]
2) paṇḍita (ပဏ္ဍိတ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[(၁) ပဍိ+တ။ ပဏ္ဍိတာန (ခုဒ္ဒက။ ၃။ သုတ္တနိ။ ၃၁၉) န္တိ ပဏ္ဍန္တီတိ ပဏ္ဍိတာ၊ သန္ဒိဋ္ဌိကသမ္ပရာယိကေသု အတ္ထေသု ဉာဏဂတိယာ ဂစ္ဆန္တီတိ အဓိပ္ပါယော၊ တေသံ ပဏ္ဍိတာနံ။ ခုဒ္ဒက၊ ဋ္ဌ။ ၁၀၄။ သုတ္တနိ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၂။ ၁၀။ (၂) ပဏ္ဍ+ဣတ။ ပဏ္ဍိတော (ဥဒါန။ ၈၆) တိ အဂ္ဂမဂ္ဂပညာယ အဓိဂတတ္တာ ပဏ္ဍေန ဣတော ဂတော ပဝတ္တောတိ ပဏ္ဍိတော။ ဥဒါန၊ ဋ္ဌ။ ၈၇။ (၃) ပဏ္ဍာ+ဣတ။ ပဏ္ဍိတော (မ၊ ၃။ ၇၅)တိ．．．ဣမေဟိ စတူဟိ ကာရဏေဟိ ပဏ္ဍိတော။ မ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၄၊ ၅၆။ (-သံ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၁။ ၁၁၀။ သံ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၃။ ၃၄)။ ယော ပန ဣမေသု ဓာတု-အာဒီသု ပရိညာဘိသမယာဒိဝသေန နိဿင်္ဂဂတိယာ ＂ပဏ္ဍာ＂တိ လဒ္ဓနာမေန ဉာဏေန ဣတော ဂတော ပဝတ္တော၊ အယံ ပဏ္ဍိတော နာမာတိ အာဟ ＂ဣမေဟိ စတူဟိ ကာရဏေဟိ ပဏ္ဍိတော＂တိ။ မ၊ ဋီ၊ ၃။ ၂၇၀။ သံ၊ ဋီ၊ ၁။ ၁၆၁။ (-သံ၊ ဋီ၊ ၂။ ၃၀၇)။ ပဍတိ သဘာဝဓမ္မေ ဇာနာတိ,ယထာသဘာဝံ ဝါ ဂစ္ဆတီတိ ပဏ္ဍာ၊ သာ ယေသံ တေ ပဏ္ဍိတာတိ အတ္ထံ ဒဿေတိ ＂ပဏ္ဍိစ္စေနာ＂တိ အာဒိနာ။ သီ၊ ဋီ၊ သစ်၊ ၁။ ၄၃၂။ ပဍိ ဂတိယံ။ ပဏ္ဍတိ။ ပဏ္ဍာ၊ ပဏ္ဍိတော။ ဧတ္ထ ပဏ္ဍာတိ ပညာ။．．．ပဏ္ဍိတောတိ ပဏ္ဍာယ ဣတော ဂတော ပဝတ္တောတိ ပဏ္ဍိတော။ အထ ဝါ သဉ္ဇာတာ ပဏ္ဍာ ဧတဿာတိ ပဏ္ဍိတော။ ပဏ္ဍတိ ဉာဏဂတိယာ ဂစ္ဆတီတိပိ ပဏ္ဍိတော။ နီတိ၊ ဓာ။ ၅၈။ ပေါသော ပုမာ စ ပုရိသော၊ ပေါရိသောပျထ ပဏ္ဍိတော။ ဓာန်။ ၂၂၇။ ဝိဒ္ဒသုပရိယန္တံ ပဏ္ဍိတေ။ ပဏ္ဍာ ဗုဒ္ဓိ သဉ္စာတာ အဿာတိ ပဏ္ဍိတော။ တရတျာဒိ။ ပဍိ ဂတိယံ ဝါ၊ တော။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၂၂၇။ (၄) ပဏ္ဍရ+ဣတ။ ဒုဘယာနိ ဝိစေယျ ပဏ္ဍရာနိ၊．．．ပဏ္ဍိတော တာဒိ ပဝုစ္စတေ တထတ္တာ။ သုတ္တနိ။ ၃၅၉။ ယသ္မာ စ န ကေဝလံ ပဏ္ဍတီတိ ဣမိနာဝ ＂ပဏ္ဍိတော＂တိ ဝုစ္စတိ၊ အပိ စ ခေါ ပန ပဏ္ဍရာနိ ဣတော ဥပဂတော ပဝိစယပညာယ အလ္လီနောတိပိ ＂ပဏ္ဍိတော＂တိ ဝုစ္စတိ၊ တသ္မာ တမတ္ထံ ဒဿေန္တော ＂ဒုဘယာနီ＂တိ ဂါထာယ တတိယပဉှံ ဗျာကာသိ။ သုတ္တနိ၊ ဋ္ဌ၊ ၂။ ၁၅၄။ ဓီရော မနီ ဇုး ပြာဇုး,သံချာဝါန် ပဏ္ဍိတး ကဝိး။ အမရ၊ ၁၇။ ၅။ ပဏ္ဍး ပဏ္ဍေ ဓိယိသ္တြီ သျာတ် (ဣတိ မေဒိနီ)။ ပဏ္ဍာ ဇာတာသျ တာရကာဒိတွာတ် (၅၊ ၂၊ ၃၆) ဣတစ်။ ယဒွါ ပဏ္ဍတေသ္မ ＂ဂတျထာ＂ (၃၊ ၄၊ ၇၄) ဣတိ က္တး၊ ဣဋ် (၇၊ ၂၊ ၃၅)။ ဗျာချာသုဓာ။ (ပံဍိတ=ပဏ္ဍိတ-သံ။ ပံဍိအ-ပြာ)]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
paṇḍita (पंडित).—m (S) A learned Brahman, a doctor, a scholar. 2 Used in letters and notes after the name of a great personage. 3 fig. A person adroit or skilful at a thing gen.
paṇḍita (पंडित).—m A learned Brahman, a doctor, a scholar. A person adroit or skilful at a thing gen.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Paṇḍita (पण्डित).—a. [paṇḍā tārakā° itac ]
1) Learned, wise; स्वस्थे को वा न पण्डितः (svasthe ko vā na paṇḍitaḥ).
2) Shrewd, clever.
3) Skilled in, proficient, skilful (generally with loc. or in comp.); मधु- रालापनिसर्गपण्डिताम् (madhu- rālāpanisargapaṇḍitām) Kumārasambhava 4.16; so रतिपण्डित (ratipaṇḍita) 4.18; नयपण्डित (nayapaṇḍita) &c.
-taḥ 1 A scholar, learned man, Paṇdita.
2) Incense.
3) An adept, expert.
Paṇḍita (पण्डित).—m.
(-taḥ) 1. A scholar, a teacher, a Pandit, a learned Brahman, or one read in sacred science, and teaching it to his disciples. 2. Incense. 3. Clever. 4. Proficient. E. paṇḍā learning, tāra0 itac aff.
Paṇḍita (पण्डित).—I. adj. Learned, wise, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 14; shrewd, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 334; skilled, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 164. Ii. m. A scholar, a wise man, Mahābhārata 5, 990.
Paṇḍita (पण्डित).—[adjective] learned, educated, wise, clever in, familiar with (—°); [masculine] scholar, teacher. — Abstr. tva† [neuter]
1) Paṇḍita (पण्डित):—[from paṇḍ] mfn. (according to some, for spandita) learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in, conversant with ([locative case] or [compound]; cf. [Pāṇini 2-1, 40]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Upaniṣad; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. a scholar, a learned man, teacher, philosopher, a Pandit, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a man (= taka), [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] of a Brāhman changed into an antelope, [Harivaṃśa]
5) [v.s. ...] incense, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Paṇḍita (पण्डित):—(taḥ) 1. m. A learned man.
Paṇḍita (पण्डित):—(angeblich von paṇḍā) gaṇa tārakādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 36.]
1) adj. (f. ā) wird mit kṛtādi compon. gaṇa śreṇyādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 1, 59.] behält im comp. vor Eigenschaftwörtern seinen Ton gaṇa spaṣṭādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 24.] unterrichtet, klug; subst. ein unterrichteter —, kluger —, gelehrter Mann [Amarakoṣa 2. 7, 5. 3, 4, 18, 103.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 341.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 275.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 122.] [Halāyudha 2, 177.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 6, 4, 1. 9, 4, 16. 17.] [Chāndogyopaniṣad 6, 14, 2.] [KAIVALYOP.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 2. 11.] paṇḍitā manyamānāḥ (wie [] liest; vgl. auch [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 288]) sich für klug haltend [Muṇḍakopaniṣad 1, 2, 8. -] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 109.] [Mahābhārata 3, 62. 5, 990. fgg.] [Harivaṃśa 7876. 8642.] [Suśruta 1, 106, 16.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 18, 4. 67, 5.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 490.] [Pañcatantra 72, 12. I, 334.] paṇḍito pi varaṃ śatrurna tu mitramapaṇḍitam [Pañcatantra] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 371.] [Hitopadeśa 7, 12. I, 12.] buddhi 161. mithyā [Kathāsaritsāgara 6, 126.] a [Mahābhārata 6, 1625.] [Suśruta 2, 360, 13.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 7, 2.] [Spr. 507.] jayāpīḍa der kluge Jay. [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 488.] in der Bed. sich verstehend auf mit einem im loc. gedachten Begriffe compon. gaṇa śauṇḍādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 1, 40.] svārtha [Mahābhārata 1, 5568.] ātmārtha [Harivaṃśa 7909.] madhurālāpanisarga [Kumārasaṃbhava 4, 16.] rati 18. naya [Pañcatantra III, 102.] [Hitopadeśa I, 27.] prajāpīḍana [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 164.] buddhi [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 13, 7] ist = buddhyā pa. paṇḍita fehlerhaft für piṇḍita [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie 15, 8] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes, = paṇḍitaka [Mahābhārata 6, 3910. fgg.] eines in eine Gazelle verwandelten Brahmanen [Harivaṃśa 1210.] —
3) m. Weihrauch [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
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Paṇḍita (पण्डित):—
1) buddhi [Spr. 4793.] — paṇḍita fehlerhaft für piṇḍita; vgl. [Spr. 717. 1953] (auch die ed. Bomb. des [Mahābhārata] paṇḍita). — Vgl. mahā .
Paṇḍita (पण्डित):——
1) Adj. unterrichtet , klug , sich verstehend auf (im Comp. vorangehend) ; m. ein unterrichteter — , kluger — , gelehrter Mann. —
2) m. — a) *Weihrauch. — b) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer. — Auch fehlerhaft für piṇḍita.
Paṇḍita (पण्डित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṃḍia.
Paṇḍita (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 喇嘛 [lǎ ma]: “lama”.
2) 賢善 [xián shàn]: “worthy”.
Note: paṇḍita can be alternatively written as: paṇ-ḍita.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Pandit or Paṃḍita (पंडित) in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a Brahman (by caste); a scholar, learned person; one well-versed in scriptures and performance of religious rites; -[mamdali/sabha] an assembly of scholars; a learned assembly; ~[raja] a pre-eminent scholar, king of scholars; ~[vadi] a pedant, pedagogue..—pandit (पंडित) is alternatively transliterated as Paṃḍita.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Paṃḍita (ಪಂಡಿತ):—
1) [noun] a learned or erudite person, esp. one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject; a scholar; a wise man.
2) [noun] anāyurvēdic physician or a man who treats sick men with the knowledge of some native medicines.
3) [noun] a man who has studied deeply a language, grammar, logics or philosophy in a traditional manner.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Paṇḍita (पण्डित):—adj. 1. learned; wise; 2. shrewd; clever; 3. reciting;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
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Some Popular Allegorical Plays in Sanskrit literature < [Chapter 1 - Allegorical Plays in Sanskrit Literature]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 277 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 4.19 < [Chapter 4 - Jñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]
Verse 5.4 < [Chapter 5 - Karma-sannyāsa-yoga (Yoga through Renunciation of Action)]
Verse 5.18 < [Chapter 5 - Karma-sannyāsa-yoga (Yoga through Renunciation of Action)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
43. Some Verses about the Kayastha-Parabhus < [Volume 2 (1954)]
14. Lolimbaraja and His Works < [Volume 2 (1954)]
44. Bernier and Kavindracarya Sarasvati at the Mughal Court < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 80 - The Story of Novice Monk Paṇḍita < [Chapter 6 - Paṇḍita Vagga (The Wise)]
Verse 76 - The Story of Venerable Rādha < [Chapter 6 - Paṇḍita Vagga (The Wise)]
Verse 65 - The Story of Thirty Monks from Pāṭheyyaka < [Chapter 5 - Bāla Vagga (Fools)]
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
The 8th century Vikramaśilā Mahāvihāra < [Chapter 3 - Centres of Learning in Vedic and Buddhist Period]
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