muni meaning in english

[Skt.] n. Lit: a man of silence. A prophet, seer or sage. A saint or holy man. rsi. munipungavudu muni-punga-vudu. n. A great hermit. Vish. iii. 371.munimuccu muni-mutstsu. n. A pretended saint, a hermit who is a rogue, kapatasanyasi, pasyatoharudu. Swa. ii. 82.