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Entry मुनि

मुनिmuniइन्द्रः 'the lord of the sages', a great sage.
1. इन्द्रः 'the lord of the sages', a great sage.
2. an epithet of Śākyamuni.
3. of Bharata.
4. of Śiva. ईशः, ईश्वरः a great sage.
5. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
6. of Buddha.
Derived forms and compounds
- -च्छदः Alstonia Scholaris (Marâthî सातवीण).
- -त्रयम् 'the triad of sages', id est, that is Pāṇini, Kātyāyana, and Patañjali (who are considered to be inspired saints); मुनित्रयं नमस्कृत्य, or त्रिमुनि व्याकरणम् Sk.
- -दारकः, -कुमारः a young sage.
- -द्रुमः the Śyonāka tree.
- -धान्यम् a kind of wild grain (Marâthî देवभात).
- -परंपरा uninterrupted tradition.
- -पित्तलम् copper.
- -पुङ्गवः a great or eminent sage.
- -पुत्रकः
  
  a wagtail.
  
  thedamanaka tree.
- -प्रियः Panicum Miliaceum (Marâthî नीवार, काङ्ग).
- -भेषजम्
  
  the fruit of the yellow myrobalan.
  
  fasting.
- -वृत्ति Adjective leading an ascetic life; वार्द्धके मुनि- वृत्तीनाम् R.1.8.
- -व्रतम् an ascetic vow; keeping silence; मुनिव्रतैस्त्वामतिमात्रकर्शिताम् Ku.5.48; मुनिव्रतमथ त्यक्त्वा निश्चक्रामाम्बिकागृहात् Bhāg.1.53.51.
- मुनिः muniḥ
  
  मन्-इन् उच्च Uṇ.4.122
  
  A sage, a holy man, saint, devotee, an ascetic; मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः Bg.1. 37; दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः । वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थित- धीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥ 2.56; पुण्यः शब्दो मुनिरिति मुहुः केवलं राजपूर्वः Ś.2.15; R.1.8;3.49.
  
  Name of the sage Agastya.
  
  Of Vyāsa; Mb.6.119.4.
  
  Of Buddha.
  
  of Pāṇini.
  
  Name of several plants (पियालु, पराशर and दमनक).
  
  The internal conscience (according to Kull. on Ms.8.91 'the Supreme Spirit').
  
  The mango-tree.
  
  The number 'seven'. -Plural The seven sages.
- -अन्नम् (Plural) the food of ascetics, (कन्दफलादि); देशे काले च संप्राप्ते मुन्यन्नं हरिदैवतम् Bhāg.7. 15.5.
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वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥

vītarāgabhayakrodhaḥ sthitadhīrmunirucyate. — He whose mind is undisturbed in the midst of sorrows and amid pleasures is free from desire, from whom liking and fear and wrath have passed away, is… 2·56
- मुनिःmuniḥnominative singular of the masculine noun muni (the sage).
- मुनेःmuneḥgenitive singular of the sam. noun muni (the sage).
- मुनीनाम्munīnāmgenitive plural of the masculine noun muni (the sage).
- मुनयःmunayaḥnominative plural of the masculine noun muni (the sage).
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