paṇḍita
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita, “scholar”). Doublet of paṇḍe.
Noun
paṇḍita
Descendants
Pali
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Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita).
Noun
paṇḍita m
- wise man
- c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Appamādavaɡɡa, page 32; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya[1], Colombo, 2009:
- 8. පමාදං අප්පමාදෙන යදා නුදති පණ්ඩිතො 28
පඤ්ඤාපාසාදමාරුය්හ අසොකො සොකිනිං පජං
පබ්බතට්ඨො’ව භුම්මට්ඨෙ ධීරො බාලෙ අවෙක්ඛති.- 8. Pamādaṃ appamādena yadā nudati paṇḍito 28
Paññāpāsādamāruyha asoko sokiniṃ pajaṃ
Pabbataṭṭho'va bhummaṭṭhe dhīro bāle avekkhati. - 8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence, 28
having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free behold this generation of sorrow,
as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools below. - (literally, “8. When the astute dispel negligence by means of diligence, 28
having ascended the palace of wisdom, the sorrow-free behold this generation of sorrow,
as a wise man on a mountain-top beholds the fools on the ground.”)
- 8. Pamādaṃ appamādena yadā nudati paṇḍito 28
Declension
Declension table of "paṇḍita" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | paṇḍito | paṇḍitā |
| Accusative (second) | paṇḍitaṃ | paṇḍite |
| Instrumental (third) | paṇḍitena | paṇḍitehi or paṇḍitebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | paṇḍitassa or paṇḍitāya or paṇḍitatthaṃ | paṇḍitānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | paṇḍitasmā or paṇḍitamhā or paṇḍitā | paṇḍitehi or paṇḍitebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | paṇḍitassa | paṇḍitānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | paṇḍitasmiṃ or paṇḍitamhi or paṇḍite | paṇḍitesu |
| Vocative (calling) | paṇḍita | paṇḍitā |