पण्डित

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Contents 1 Hindi 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.5 References 2 Sanskrit 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Declension 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension 2.4 References

[edit] Hindi

[edit] Alternative spellings

• पंडित

[edit] Etymology

From Sanskrit पण्डित.

[edit] Adjective

पण्डित (paṇḍit)

1. learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skillful in, conversant with

[edit] Noun

पण्डित (paṇḍit) m.

1. a scholar , a learned man , teacher , philosopher , a pandit

[edit] References

• McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993

• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.

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[edit] Sanskrit

[edit] Etymology

According to some, for स्पन्दित (spandita).

[edit] Adjective

पण्डित (paṇḍitá)

1. learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in, conversant with (+locative or compound)

[edit] Declension

[edit] Noun

पण्डित (paṇḍitá) m.

1. a scholar, a learned man, teacher, philosopher, a pundit
2. a Hindu Brahmin who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas, along with the corresponding rhythms and melodies for chanting or singing them; a pundit
3. incense

[edit] Declension

[edit] References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0580