pandit

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Pundit actually comes from the Hindi term pandit, which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word pandita, meaning "learned".

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  • Shri Prakash Gossai dead on arrival - the original bandit pandit Kaisree Chatarpaul joins Adam Harris & Kaieteur News in slandering Balwant Persaud Uhuru Movement statement on Lovelle Mixon's shooting of four Oakland police We don't hate African Guyanese, we just don't want them around us - Clement 'dougla' Rohee —  propaganda press! freedom in Guyana
  • Shri Prakash Gossai dead on arrival - the original bandit pandit Swine flu deaths a big lie - another option in big whiteys psychological war on the world Sgt. John M. Russell - another mercenary broken by the US imperialist machine Do you consider Barak Obama the first black president of the United States? —  propaganda press! freedom in Guyana
  • Details are specific to your priest, pandit, community and family, but here's our general advice on how to best approach the big event. —  rediff.com
  • Choose someone who's been officiating at all your family ceremonies for decades; or if not, a pandit who'll explain the rites in layman's language as he goes along. —  rediff.com
  • One couple, Neha and Gaurave from New Delhi, chose to be married by the bride's family pandit, while another bride, Shikha, let her groom's family in Delhi make arrangements (two officiating priests), as her folks were coming in from Lucknow and wouldn't have known whom to call in. —  rediff.com
 

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  1. Hindi paṇḍit, from Sanskrit paṇḍitaḥ; see pundit.
 

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