As a deity name
Name 794 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
पंडित · masculine
scholar, learned man, teacher, philosopher, pandit; an honorific title given to Hindu musicians in Hindustani classical music
पंडित
learned, wise; shrewd, clever; skillful in, conversant with
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi पण्डित — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Sanskrit पण्डा (paṇḍā) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita)bor. Hindi पंडित Borrowed from Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍitá). Doublet of पाँडे (pā̃ḍe)” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
paṇḍita mfn. (according to some, for spandita) learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in, conversant with (loc. or comp.; cf. Pāṇ. ii, 1, 40), ŚBr.; Up.; MBh. &c.
paṇḍita m. a scholar, a learned man, teacher, philosopher, a Pandit, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Nom. Ā. ˚yate, to become learned or wise g. bhṛśādi.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "paṇḍitāya" is the dative of "paṇḍita" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
paṇḍitāya Nom. Ā. ˚yate, to become learned or wise g. bhṛśādi.
paṇḍita mfn. (according to some, for spandita) learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in, conversant with (loc. or comp.; cf. Pāṇ. ii, 1, 40), ŚBr.; Up.; MBh. &c.
paṇḍita m. a scholar, a learned man, teacher, philosopher, a Pandit, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Alternative readings
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