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'''Pandit''' ({{lang-sa|पण्डित|paṇḍita}}; {{lang-hi|पंडित}};<ref name="EB1911">{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Pundit |volume=22 |page=649}}</ref> also spelled '''pundit''', pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ʌ|n|d|ɪ|t|,_|ˈ|p|æ|n|d|ɪ|t}};<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pandit "pandit"]. ''[[Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary]]''.</ref> abbreviated as '''Pt.''' or '''Pdt.'''; '''Pandita''' or '''Panditain''' can refer to a female pandit or the wife of a pandit) is a [[Brahmin]] scholar<ref>{{cite book|author=Lise McKean|title=Divine Enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movemen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OsI7Hy8H34YC |year=1996|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-56009-0 |pages=13–14 }}</ref> or a teacher of any field of knowledge in [[Hinduism]],<ref name="EB1911" /> particularly the [[Vedas|Vedic]] scriptures, [[dharma]], [[Hindu philosophy]], or secular subjects such as [[music]].<ref name="michaelsharshav190">{{cite book|author1=Axel Michaels|author2=Barbara Harshav|title=Hinduism: Past and Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jID3TuoiOMQC&pg=PA190 |year=2004|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-08952-2 |pages=190 }}</ref> He may be a [[Guru]] in a [[Gurukul]]. |
'''Pandit''' ({{lang-sa|पण्डित|paṇḍita}}; {{lang-hi|पंडित}};<ref name="EB1911">{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Pundit |volume=22 |page=649}}</ref> also spelled '''pundit''', pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ʌ|n|d|ɪ|t|,_|ˈ|p|æ|n|d|ɪ|t}};<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pandit "pandit"]. ''[[Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary]]''.</ref> abbreviated as '''Pt.''' or '''Pdt.'''; '''Pandita''' or '''Panditain''' can refer to a female pandit or the wife of a pandit) is a [[Brahmin]] scholar<ref>{{cite book|author=Lise McKean|title=Divine Enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movemen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OsI7Hy8H34YC |year=1996|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-56009-0 |pages=13–14 }}</ref> or a teacher of any field of knowledge in [[Hinduism]],<ref name="EB1911" /> particularly the [[Vedas|Vedic]] scriptures, [[dharma]], [[Hindu philosophy]], or secular subjects such as [[music]].<ref name="michaelsharshav190">{{cite book|author1=Axel Michaels|author2=Barbara Harshav|title=Hinduism: Past and Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jID3TuoiOMQC&pg=PA190 |year=2004|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-08952-2 |pages=190 }}</ref> He may be a [[Guru]] in a [[Gurukul]]. |
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In [[Sanskrit]], Pandit generally refers to any "wise, educated or learned man" with specialized knowledge.<ref>{{cite book|author=Monier Monier-Williams|title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3NWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA527 |year=1872|publisher=Oxford University Press |page=527}}</ref> The term is derived from ''paṇḍ'' (पण्ड्) which means "to collect, heap, pile up", and this root is used in the sense of knowledge.<ref>{{cite book|author=Monier Monier-Williams|title=A Sanskrit-English Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3NWAAAAcAAJ |year=1872|publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=526–527}}</ref> The term is found in Vedic and post-Vedic texts, but without any sociological context. In the literature of the colonial era, the term generally refers to [[Brahmin]]s specialized in [[Hindu law]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Timothy Lubin|author2=Donald R. Davis Jr|author3=Jayanth K. Krishnan|title=Hinduism and Law: An Introduction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MtuhClbfL7EC |year=2010|publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-49358-1 |pages=8 }}</ref> |
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The related term [[Purohit]] refers to a house priest.<ref name=michaelsharshav190/> |
The related term [[Purohit]] refers to a house priest.<ref name=michaelsharshav190/> |
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Revision as of 00:23, 24 February 2020
Pandit (Sanskrit: पण्डित, romanized: paṇḍita; Hindi: पंडित;[1] also spelled pundit, pronounced /ˈpʌndɪt, ˈpændɪt/;[2] abbreviated as Pt. or Pdt.; Pandita or Panditain can refer to a female pandit or the wife of a pandit) is a Brahmin scholar[3] or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism,[1] particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, Hindu philosophy, or secular subjects such as music.[4] He may be a Guru in a Gurukul.
In Sanskrit, Pandit generally refers to any "wise, educated or learned man" with specialized knowledge.[5] The term is derived from paṇḍ (पण्ड्) which means "to collect, heap, pile up", and this root is used in the sense of knowledge.[6] The term is found in Vedic and post-Vedic texts, but without any sociological context. In the literature of the colonial era, the term generally refers to Brahmins specialized in Hindu law.[7]
The related term Purohit refers to a house priest.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 649.
- ^ "pandit". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
- ^ Lise McKean (1996). Divine Enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movemen. University of Chicago Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-226-56009-0.
- ^ a b Axel Michaels; Barbara Harshav (2004). Hinduism: Past and Present. Princeton University Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-691-08952-2.
- ^ Monier Monier-Williams (1872). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 527.
- ^ Monier Monier-Williams (1872). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. pp. 526–527.
- ^ Timothy Lubin; Donald R. Davis Jr; Jayanth K. Krishnan (2010). Hinduism and Law: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-139-49358-1.
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