Pāli Dictionary

muṇḍaka

muṇḍrootasuffixkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

muṇḍ1गंजा होना; दाढ़ी बनाना

Synonyms

muṇḍa

general

  • मुंडित सिर वाला; गंजा

  • bald; bald-headed; shaven

  • MN 50

    evam'ev'ime muṇḍakā samaṇakā ibbhā kiṇhā bandhupād'āpaccā, jhāyino'smā jhāyino'smā'ti pattakkhandhā adhomukhā madhurakajātā jhāyanti pajjhāyanti nijjhāyanti apajjhāyanti.

  • Dhp 264

    na muṇḍakena samaṇo, abbato alikaṃ bhaṇaṃ, icchālobhasamāpanno, samaṇo kiṃ bhavissati.

  • (प्रायः निंदार्थ में) मुंडा हुआ व्यक्ति

  • (often derogatory) a shaveling; a shaven-headed person

  • Ud 7.9

    atha kho te thūṇeyyakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā udapānaṃ tiṇassa ca bhusassa ca yāva mukhato pūresuṃ, mā te muṇḍakā samaṇakā pānīyaṃ apaṃsū'ti.

  • Snp 1.7

    addasā kho aggikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ dūrato'va āgacchantaṃ. disvāna bhagavantaṃ etadavoca, tatr'eva, muṇḍaka, tatr'eva, samaṇaka, tatr'eva, vasalaka tiṭṭhāhī'ti.

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