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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मुनिmuniA sage, a holy man, saint, devotee, an ascetic; मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः Bg.1. 37; दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु…

    [मन्-इन् उच्च Uṇ.4.122]

    1. 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.
    2. Name of the sage Agastya.
    3. Of Vyāsa; Mb.6.119.4.
    4. Of Buddha.
    5. of Pāṇini.
    6. Name of several plants (पियालु, पराशर and दमनक).
    7. The internal conscience (according to Kull. on Ms.8.91 'the Supreme Spirit').
    8. The mango-tree.
    9. The number 'seven'. -Plural The seven sages.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्नम्

      1. (Plural) the food of ascetics, (कन्दफलादि); देशे काले च संप्राप्ते मुन्यन्नं हरिदैवतम् Bhāg.7. 15.5. 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.

    • -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

      1. a wagtail.
      2. thedamanaka tree.

    • -प्रियः Panicum Miliaceum (Marâthî नीवार, काङ्ग).

    • -भेषजम्

      1. the fruit of the yellow myrobalan.
      2. 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.

    In the Gita2·565·65·2810·262·696·310·3714·1

    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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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मुनिmuni[múni] m. inspired or ecstatic man (V.); sage, seer, ascetic, hermit, sp. one who has taken the vow of silence…

    [múni] masculine inspired or ecstatic man (Veda, Vedic); sage, seer, ascetic, hermit, specifically one who has taken the vow of silence (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit, rarely in Brâhmana); seer in the heart=conscience: plural the seven sages (Equivalent tothe seven Rishis) or stars of the Great Bear; singular noun; noun of the mango tree, Arte misia indica, Butea frondosa, Buchanania latifolia, and Agati grandiflora.

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  2. दम्भमुनिdambhamuni[dambha-muni] m. hypocritical as cetic.

    [dambha-muni] masculine hypocritical as cetic.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मुनिmunim. (accord. to Un2. iv, 122 fr. √मन्) impulse, eagerness (?) RV. vii, 56, 8
    1. masculine gender (according to to Un2. iv, 122 from √मन्) impulse, eagerness (?) fg-veda vii, 56, 8
    2. masculine gender (probably) any one who is moved by inward impulse, an inspired or ecstatic person, enthusiast fg-veda AV. Breton
    3. masculine gender a saint, sage, seer, ascetic, monk, devotee, hermit (especially one who has taken the vow of silence) S3Br. etc. etc. (with हृदयेषु स्थितः, the internal monitor or conscience Mn. viii, 91)
    4. masculine gender a Bra1hman Brahman of the highest (eighth) order, Hcat.
    5. masculine gender Name of a son of Kuru कुरु MBh.
    6. masculine gender of a son of Dyuti-mat द्युति-मत् Ma1rkP.
    7. masculine gender of Vya1sa व्यास Kir.
    8. masculine gender of Bharata भरत Sa1h.
    9. masculine gender of Agastya अगस्त्य Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender of a Buddha बुद्ध or Arhat अर्हत् Lalit.
    11. masculine gender of Pa1n2ini पाणिनि etc. (confer, compare -त्रय)
    12. masculine gender of other nien VP.
    13. masculine gender of various authors catalogue or catalogues
    14. masculine gender of various plants (Agati Grandiflora, Buchanania Latifolia, Butea Frondosa, Terminalia Catappa, the mango-tree and Artemisia Indica) Lexicographers
    15. masculine gender plural "the celestial Munis मुनि s", Name of the seven stars of Ursa Major (and there fore a symbolical Name for the number "seven") Var. Su1ryas. S3rutab.
    16. neuter gender Name of a Varsha वर्ष (called after a royal Muni मुनि) VP.
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  2. अभिमुनिabhimuniind. before the eyes of the Muni मुनि, ib.

    indeclinable before the eyes of the Muni मुनि, ibidem

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  3. कनकमुनिkanakamunim. N. of a Buddha बुद्ध Lalit.

    masculine gender Name of a Buddha बुद्ध Lalit.

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  4. कबन्धमुनिkabandhamunim. N. of a sage Va1yuP.

    masculine gender Name of a sage Va1yuP.

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  5. कर्णमुनिkarṇamunim. N. of a man.

    masculine gender Name of a man.

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  6. त्रिमुनिtrimunimfn. (grammar) produced by the 3 Munis मुनि s (Pa1n2. Ka1ty. Pat.) Pa1n2. 2-1, 19 Ka1s3. Madhus.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (grammar) produced by the 3 Munis मुनि s (Pa1n2. Ka1ty. Pat.) Pa1n2. 2-1, 19 Ka1s3. Madhus.

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  7. दम्भमुनिdambhamunim. a hypocritical Muni मुनि Katha1s. lxxii, 263.

    masculine gender a hypocritical Muni मुनि Katha1s. lxxii, 263.

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