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Mudda 162 Muni
Hndda (f.) [cp. (late ?) Sk. mudra] i. a seal, stamp,
impression ; —raja° the royal seal Dh A 1.2 1 . Also
with
ref. to the State Seal at Miln 280, 281 in cpds. muddakama
(amacca) & mudda-patilabha. — 2. the art of
calculation mentioned as a noble craft (ukkatthar)
sippar)) at Vin 1V.7 (with ganana & lekha), as the first
of the sippani (with ganana) at M 1.85 = Nd'' 199.
Further at Miln 3, 59. 78 sq., 178. Cp. BSk. mudra
in same sense (e. g. at Divy 3. 26, 58 in set lipya, sankhya.
ganana, m.). Bdhgh's expl" of mudda D i.ii
m.+ ganana (see DA 1.95) as " hattha-mudda-ganana "
is doubtful since at Miln ; 78 sq. mudda & ganana are
two quite difi. things. See also Franke, Dtgha trsl.
p. 18, with note (he marks mudda " Finger-Rechnen "
with ?); and cp. Kern, Toev. 1.166 s. v. mudda. The
Dial. 1.2 1 trsl. " counting on the fingers " (see Dial. 1.2 1,
22 with literature & more refs.). —hattha° is signlanguage,
gesture (lit. hand-arithmetic), a means of
communicating (question & answer) by signs, as clearly
evident fr.
J vi.364 (hattha-muddaya nag pucchissami
. . . mutthir) akasi. sa " ayar) me . . . pucchati " ti
iiatva hatthar) vikasesi, so fiatva . . . ; he then asks
by word of mouth). — hattha-muddai) karoti to make
a sign, to beckon J 111.528 ; cp. Vin v. 163 : na hatthavikaro
katabbo, na hattha-mudda dassetabba.
-ctdhikarana the otfice of the keeper of the Privy Seal,
Chancellorship Miln 281.
Mnddika (adj. n.) [fr. mudda] one who practises mudda
(i. e. knowledge of signs) D 1.5 1 (in list of occupations,
comb"' with ganaka & trsl"! Dial. 1.68 by " accountant'" ;
cp. Franke, Digha p. 53, " Finger-rechner " .') Vin iv.8
(m., ganaka, lekhaka) ; S iv.376 (ganaka, m., sankhayaka).
Muddika^ (f.) [fr. mudda] a seal ring, signet-ring, finger-
DhA 1.394; 11. 4 (a ring
ring 1.
J 134; HI. 416; IV. 439 ;
given by the king to the keeper of the city gates as a
sign of authority, and withdrawn when the gates are
closed at
ring Vin
night);
11.106;
iv.222. anguli° finger-ring, signet-
J IV. 498 ; v. 467. — Similarly as at
DhA II. 4 (muddikag aharapeti) muddika is fig. used in
meaning of " authority," command ; in phrase muddikar)
deti to give the order, to command Miln 379 (with
ref. to the captain of a ship).
Mnddika^ (f.) [fr. mudu, cp. *Sk. mrdvika] a vine or
bunch of grapes, grape, grape wine Vin 1.246 (°pana)
J VI. 529; DhA II. 155.
Maddha^ [pp. of muh, for the usual mu)ha, corresp. to
Sk. mugdha. Not = mrddha (of mrdh to neglect)
which in P. is maddhita :
see pari"; nor=mrdhra disdained]
infatuated, bewildered, foolish J v.436.
-dhatuka bewildered in one's nature, foolish(ly)
IV. 391 (v. 1. luddha") ;
J DhA
mula°).
111.120 (v. 1. danta" &
Muddha^ & Mnddha [Vedic murdhan, the P. word shows
a mixture of a- and n- stem] the head ; top, summit.
ace
m. sg. muddha Sn 983, 1026, & muddhag Sn 989 ;
muddhai) D 1.95 ; Sn 987 sq., IC04, 1025 ; Dh 72 ( = paii-
nay' etag namai) DhA 11. 73): & muddhanat) M 1.243;
111.259 = 8 1V.56 instr. ; muddhana Mhvs 19, 30; loc.
muddhani Sn 68g, 987; M 1.168; Vism 262 ; Mhvs 36,
66. in meaning " on the top of (a mountain) " :
Vin 1.5
(here spelt pabbata-muddhini) = S 1137; J iv.265
(Vugandhara") ; Pv u.g^^ (Naga° = Sineru" PvA 138);
Vism 304 (vammika° on top of an ant-hill). — Freq.
in phrase muddha {me, or no, or te) sattadha phaleyya,
as an oath or exclam" of desecration or warning
" (your) head shall split into 7 pieces," intrs. spelt both
1,17
phal° & phaP at J v.g2 (te s. phal°) ; Miln 157 ; DhA
(me . . . phal°). 41 (te phalatu s.), 42 (acariyassa m.
s. phalissari) ; iv.125 (no . . . phaleyya);
(me s. phal°). — In comp" muddha^.
VvA 68
-(n)atthi (muddhan-atthi) bone of the head KhA 51.
-Sdhipata head-splitting, battering of the head Sn 988
sq., IL.04, iri25 ;
1026. -4ra head
-adhipatin head-splitting
(top) spoke KhA 172.
(adj.) Sn
-4vasitta
" head-anointed " a properly anointed or crowned king
D III. 60 sq., 6g ; Pug 56 ; Miln 234. -pata = ^adhipata.
Muddhata (f) [fr. muddha'] foolishness, stupidity, infatuation
J V.433 (v. 1. muthata, muddata).
Hadha (adv.) [Class. Sk. mudha] for nothing, gratis VvA
77-
Manana (nt.) [fr. munati, almost equal to mona] fathoming,
recognising, knowing ; a C. word to explain " muni,"
used by Dhpala at VvA 114 (maha-isibhutar) . . .
mahanten' eva iianena munanato paricchindanato maha
munii)), & 231 (anavasesassa fieyyassa munanato muni).
Manati [=manyate, prob. corresponding to Sk. med.
manute, with inversion *munati and analogy formation
after janati as munati, may be in allusion to Sk. mrnati
of my to crush, or also ma minati to measure out or
fathom. The Dhtm 589 gives as root mun in meaning.
" liana." The word is more a Com. word than anything
else, formed from muni & in order to explain it] to be
a wise man or muni, to think, ponder, to know Dh 269
(yo munati ubho loke muni tena pavuccati), which is
expH at DhA in. 396 as follows :
yo puggalo .
. .
tular)
"
aropetva minanto viya ime ajjhattika khandha
ime bahira ti adina nayena ime ubho pi atthe minati
muni tena pavuccati." Note. The word occurs also in
Magadhi (Prk.) as munai which as Pischel {Prk. Gr.
§ 489) remarks, is usually taken to man, but against this
speaks its meaning " to know " & Pali munati. He
compares manai with Vedic miita in kama-muta (driven
by kama ;
muta = pp. of ma=miv) and Sk. muni. Cp.
animo movere.
Hani [cp. Vedic muni, originally one who has made the
vow of silence. Cp. Chh. Up. V111.5, 2 ; Pss. of the Br. 132
note. Connected with muka : see under mukha. This
etym. preferred by Aufrecht : Halayudha p. 311.
Another, as favoured by Pischel (see under munati) is
" inspired, moved by the spirit." Pali expl"^ (popular
etym.) are given by Dhammapala at VvA 114 & 231 :
see munana] a holy man. a sage, wise man. 1. The
term which was specialised in Brahmanism has acquired
a general meaning in Buddhism & is applied by the
Buddha to any man attaining perfection in self-restraint
and insight. So the word is capable of many-sided
application and occurs frequently in the oldest poetic
anthologies, e. g. Sn 207-221 (the
mentioned Divy 20, 35
famous Muni-sutta,
; SnA 518 ;
expl'' SnA 254-277),
414, 462, 523 sq., 708 sq., 811 sq., 838, 844 sq., 912 sq.,
49, 225,
946, 1074 & passim (see Pj. Index p. 749) ; Dh
268 sq., 423. — Cp. general passages & expl'"^ at Pv
11. i"; 11. 13' (expl"" at PvA 163 by " attahitaii ca para-
90 (munibhava
Miln hitafi ca munati janati ti muni ") ;
" munihood,"
DhA III. 52 1
meditation, self-denial, abrogation)
(raunayo=moneyya-patipadaya maggaphalar)
patta asekha-munayo), 395 (here expH with
ref. to orig. meaning tunhibhava " state of silence
= mona). — 11. The Com. & Abhidhamma literature
have produced several schedules of muni-qualities, esp.
based on the 3 fold division of character as revealed in
action, speech & thought (kaya°, vaci", mano°). Just
as these 3 are in general exhibited in good or bad ways
of living ("sucaritai) & °duccaritai)), they are applied to
a deeper quality of saintship in kaya-moneyya, vacimoneyya,
mano-moneyya ; or Muni-hood in action,
speech & thought ; and the nvuni himself is characterised
as a kaya-muni, vaci° & mano°. Thus runs the
long exegesis of muni at Nd^ 5i4* = Nd' 57. Besides
this the same chapter (514") gives a division of 6 munis,
viz. agara-muni, anagara° (the bhikkhus), sekha°,