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Muddika Muyhati

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knowledge of signs) D i.51 (in list of occupations, comb with gives as root mun in meaning "ñāṇa." The word is more a
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gaṇaka & trsl Dial. i.68 by "accountant"; cp. Franke, Dīgha Com. word than anything else, formed from muni & in or-
p. 53, "Finger — rechner"?) Vin iv.8 (m., gaṇaka, lekhaka); S der to explain it] to be a wise man or muni, to think, ponder,
iv.376 (gaṇaka, m., sankhāyaka). to know Dh 269 (yo munāti ubho loke munī tena pavuccati),
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Muddikā (f.) [fr. muddā] a seal ring, signet — ring, finger- which is expl at DhA iii.396 as follows: "yo puggalo... tu-
laṁ āropetvā minanto viya ime ajjhattikā khandhā ime bāhirā
ring J i.134; iii.416; iv.439; DhA i.394; ii.4 (a ring given by
ti ādinā nayena ime ubho pi atthe mināti munī tena pavuccati."
the king to the keeper of the city gates as a sign of author-
Note. The word occurs also in Māgadhī (Prk.) as muṇaï which
ity, and withdrawn when the gates are closed at night); iv.222.
as Pischel (Prk. Gr. § 489) remarks, is usually taken to man,
anguli° finger — ring, signetring Vin ii.106; J iv.498; v.467.
but against this speaks its meaning "to know" & Pāli munāti.
— Similarly as at DhA ii.4 (muddikaṁ āharāpeti) muddikā is
He compares maṇaï with Vedic mūta in kāma — mūta (driven
fig. used in meaning of "authority," command; in phrase mud-
by kāma; mūta=pp. of mū=mīv) and Sk. muni. Cp. animo
dikaṁ deti to give the order, to command Miln 379 (with ref.
movere.
to the captain of a ship).
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Muddikā (f.) [fr. mudu, cp. *Sk. mṛdvīkā] a vine or bunch of Muni [cp. Vedic muni, originally one who has made the vow of
silence. Cp. Chh. Up. viii.5, 2; Pss. of the Br. 132 note. Con-
grapes, grape, grape wine Vin i.246 (°pāna); J iv.529; DhA
ii.155. nected with mūka: see under mukha. This etym. preferred
by Aufrecht: Halāyudha p. 311. Another, as favoured by
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Muddha [pp. of muh, for the usual mūḷha, corresp. to Sk.
Pischel (see under munāti) is "inspired, moved by the spirit."
mugdha. Not=mṛddha (of mṛdh to neglect) which in P. is ns
Pāli expl (popular etym.) are given by Dhammapāla at VvA
maddhita: see pari°; nor=mṛdhra disdained] infatuated, bewil-
114 & 231: see munana] a holy man, a sage, wise man. I.
dered, foolish J v.436.
The term which was specialised in Brahmanism has acquired
-dhātuka bewildered in one's nature, foolish(ly) J iv.391
a general meaning in Buddhism & is applied by the Buddha
(v. l. luddha°); DhA iii.120 (v. l. danta° & mūḷa°).
to any man attaining perfection in self — restraint and in-
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Muddha & Muddhā [Vedic mūrdhan, the P. word shows a mix- sight. So the word is capable of many — sided application
ture of a — and n — stem] the head; top, summit. — m. sg. and occurs frequently in the oldest poetic anthologies, e. g.
muddhā Sn 983, 1026, & muddhaṁ Sn 989; acc muddhaṁ Sn 207 — 221 (the famous Muni — sutta, mentioned Divy
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D i.95; Sn 987 sq., 1004, 1025; Dh 72 (=paññāy' etaṁ nā- 20, 35; SnA 518; expl SnA 254 — 277), 414, 462, 523 sq.,
maṁ DhA ii.73); & muddhānaṁ M i.243; iii.259=S iv.56; 708 sq., 811 sq., 838, 844 sq., 912 sq., 946, 1074 & passim
instr. muddhanā Mhvs 19, 30; loc. muddhani Sn 689, 987; (see Pj. Index p. 749); Dh 49, 225, 268 sq., 423. — Cp.
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M i.168; Vism 262; Mhvs 36, 66, in meaning "on the top of (a general passages & expl ns at Pv ii.1 ; ii.13 (expl at PvA
mountain)": Vin i.5 (here spelt pabbata — muddhini)=S i.137; 163 by "attahitañ ca parahitañ ca munāti jānātī ti muni"); Miln
J iv.265 (Yugandhara°); Pv ii.9 61 (Naga°=Sineru° PvA 138); 90 (munibhāva "munihood," meditation, self — denial, abro-
Vism 304 (vammika° on top of an ant — hill). — Freq. in gation); DhA iii.521 (munayo=moneyya — paṭipadāya mag-
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phrase muddhā (me, or no, or te) sattadhā phaleyya, as an gaphalaṁ pattā asekha — munayo), 395 (here expl with ref.
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oath or exclam of desecration or warning: "(your) head shall to orig. meaning tuṇhībhāva "state of silence" =mona). —
split into 7 pieces," intrs. spelt both phal° & phāl° at J v.92 (te II. The Com. & Abhidhamma literature have produced sev-
s. phal°); Miln 157; DhA i.17 (me... phāl°), 41 (te phalatu s.), eral schedules of muni — qualities, esp. based on the 3 fold
42 (ācariyassa m. s. phalissati); iv.125 (no... phāleyya); VvA division of character as revealed in action, speech & thought
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68 (me s. phal°). — In comp muddha°. (kāya°, vacī°, mano°). Just as these 3 are in general exhib-
-(n)aṭṭhi (muddhan — aṭṭhi) bone of the head KhA 51. ited in good or bad ways of living (°sucaritaṁ & °duccari-
-âdhipāta head — splitting, battering of the head Sn 988 sq., taṁ), they are applied to a deeper quality of saintship in kāya
1004, 1025; -âdhipātin head — splitting (adj.) Sn 1026. — moneyya, vacīmoneyya, mano — moneyya; or Muni —
-âra head (top) spoke KhA 172. -âvasitta "head — anointed" hood in action, speech & thought; and the muni himself is
a properly anointed or crowned king D iii.60 sq., 69; Pug 56; characterised as a kāya — muni, vacī° & mano°. Thus runs
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Miln 234. -pāta=°âdhipāta. the long exegesis of muni at Nd 514 =Nd 57. Besides this
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Muddhatā (f.) [fr. muddha ] foolishness, stupidity, infatuation J the same chapter (514 ) gives a division of 6 munis, viz.
agāra- muni, anagāra° (the bhikkhus), sekha°, asekha° (the
v.433 (v. l. muṭhatā, muddatā).
Arahants), pacceka° (the Paccekabuddhas), muni° (the Tathā-
Mudhā (adv.) [Class. Sk. mudhā] for nothing, gratis VvA 77. 2 a
gatas). — The parallel passage to Nd 514 at A i.273 gives a
Munana (nt.) [fr. munāti, almost equal to mona] fathoming, muni as kāya — muni, vācā° & ceto° (under the 3 moneyyāni).
recognising, knowing; a C. word to explain "muni," used
Mummura [*Sk. murmura, lit. crackling, rustling; cp. Lat. mur-
by Dhpāla at VvA 114 (mahā — isibhūtaṁ... mahanten'
mur=E. murmur, Gr. μορμύρω to rustle, Ohg. murmurōn &
eva ñāṇena munanato paricchindanato mahā muniṁ), & 231
murmulōn=Ger. murmeln; all to Idg. *mrem, to which Sk.
(anavasesassa ñeyyassa munanato muni).
marmara: see P. mammara & cp. murumurā] crackling fire,
Munāti [=manyate, prob. corresponding to Sk. med. manute, hot ashes, burning chaff J ii.134.
with inversion *munati and analogy formation after jānāti as n
Muyhati [Vedic muhyati, muh; def Dhtp 343: mucchā-yaṁ;
munāti, may be in allusion to Sk. mṛṇāti of mṛ to crush,
460: vecitte; cp. moha & momuha] to get bewildered, to be
or also mā mināti to measure out or fathom. The Dhtm 589
infatuated, to become dull in one's senses, to be stupified. Just
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