adjective · paṇḍita 1 · paṇḍita 2
wise man
wise. (masculine) a wise man
Paṇḍita (adjective) [cf. Vedic paṇḍita] wise, clever, skilled, circumspect, intelligent Vin II 190 (+ buddhimanto); D I 12 (°vedaniya comprehensible only by the wise), 120 (opposite 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 f., 162 (paṇḍitā Nibbānaṃ adhigacchanti); II 3 f., 118, 178, 228; III 48 = It 16; Snp 115, 254, 335, 523, 721, 820, 1007, 1125 (epithet of Jatukaṇṇī); It 86; Dhp 22, 28, 63 (°mānin), 79, 88, 157, 186, 238, 289; Ja III 52 (sasa°); Nidd I 124; Pv IV 3 32 (opposite bāla; = sappañña Pv-a 254); Dhs 1302; Miln 3, 22; Sv I 117; Dhp-a IV 111; Vv-a 257; Pv-a 39, 41, 60 (= pañña), 93, 99.
<b> <c c="#a00149">Paṇḍita</c> </b> <br>A Pacceka Buddha, mentioned in a nominal list. <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.iii.70</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(adj, adj) wise; intelligent; astute; learned; knowledgeable; skilled wise
(masc, masc) sage; intelligent person; wise man; smart person wise man