muni
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[mw] m. (accord. to Un2. iv, 122 fr. man) impulse, eagerness (?) RV. vii, 56, 8 823,1 165590 m. (prob.) any one who is moved by inward impulse, an inspired or ecstatic person, enthusiast RV.; AV.; Br. 823,1 165591 m. a saint, sage, seer, ascetic, monk, devotee, hermit (esp. one who has taken the vow of silence) S3Br. &c &c (with hṛdayeṣu sthitaḥ, the internal monitor or conscience Mn. viii, 91) 823,1 165592 m. a Bra1hman...
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√mūṅ मूङ्
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m. (accord. to Un2. iv, 122 fr. man) impulse, eagerness (?) RV. vii, 56, 8 823,1 165590 m. (prob.) any one who is moved by inward impulse, an inspired or ecstatic person,...
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- Part of Speech
- NOUN
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- 3,058
- Texts Appeared In
- 102
DCS: name of Comms | Monier-Williams: mu/ni n. N. of a Varṣa (called after a royal Muni ), VP.
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so 'śvinau tau sahasrākṣaṃ so 'triputrādikān munīn
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anantaraṃ ca tān bhāvitān tatraśraddhālūn jñātvā kasmiṃścit kāle munirūpadhārī ś
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evaṃ śakroktim abhidhāya hārītamuniḥ svoktyā svaśiṣyān āha