Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 15 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.15

ঽমুনিঽশব্দে মননশীল, আর কহে মৌনী তপস্বী, ব্রতী, যতি, আর ঋষি, মুনি

ऽमुनिऽशब्दे मननशील, आर कहे मौनी तपस्वी, व्रती, यति, आर ऋषि, मुनि

'muni'-śabde manana-śīla, āra kahe maunī tapasvī, vratī, yati, āra ṛṣi, muni

Synonyms

muni-śabdeby the word muni; manana-śīlawho is thoughtful; āraalso; kaheit means; maunīone who is silent; tapasvīan ascetic; vratīone who keeps great vows; yatione in the renounced order of life; āraand; ṛṣia saintly person; munithey are called muni..

Translation

"The word muni refers to one who is thoughtful, one who is grave or silent, an ascetic, one who keeps great vows, one in the renounced order, a saint. These are the different meanings of the word muni.

Verse 15 of 355