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A pandit or pundit (both pronounced ;〔("pandit" ). ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''.〕 Sanskrit: पण्डित ''paṇḍita'') is a scholar and a teacher, particularly one skilled in the Sanskrit language, who has mastered the four Vedic scriptures, Hindu rituals, Hindu law, religion, music, and/or philosophy under a Guru in a Gurukul or has been tutored under the ancient Vedic Guru-Shishya academic tradition. The English loan word ''pundit'' is derived from it but has been used to broadly refer to any of the following: Siddhas, Siddhars, Naths, Ascetics, Sadhus, or Yogis. In the usage of the word, "Pandit", synonymous to "Purohits", refers to and they claim to be Hindu, almost a Brahmin, who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas, along with the corresponding rhythms and melodies for chanting religious verses or singing them during prayers or rituals. == Notable people bearing the surname "Pandit" == *Chandrakant Pandit (Maharashtraian) *Farah Pandith (Kashmiri) *Giridhari Lal Pandit (Kashmiri) *Mohammad Shafi Pandit (Kashmiri) *Lalita Pandit (Kashmiri) *Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (Kashmiri) *Raaj Kumar- real name was Kulbhushan Pandit (Kashmiri) *Jatin Lalit (Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit) (Rajasthani) *Vikram Pandit (Maharashtrian) *Shrradha Pandit (Rajasthani/Hindi/Haryanvi) *Shweta Pandit (Rajasthani/Hindi/Haryanvi) *Yash Pandit (Rajasthani/Hindi/Haryanvi) *Devaki Pandit (Maharashtrian) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pandit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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