What is the difference between a 'pundit' and a 'pandit'?

Question

Namaste
& thank you
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Lakshmi Parimala

Answer 1

One is a Priest and the other is a Scholar

Answer 2

Bonjor madam

Pundit:
A Pundit is a Hindu, almost always a Brahmin, who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas, along with the corresponding rhythms and melodies for chanting or singing them.
Pundits or pujaris are hired to chant Vedic verses at yagyas and other events, both public and private. The chanting is meant to be listened to with a quiet mind for the purpose of spiritual development for the listener as well as enlivening of the atmosphere at an event. Most pundits are vegetarians for spiritual reasons. They are supposed to maintain purity of body and mind.

Pandits, or natives learned in the dharmasastra, were also employed as court advisors during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Initially, British judges had very little knowledge of Hindu customs and oral traditions, and they could seek information from them on particular questions. The Supreme Court of India had a law officer styled the Pundit of the Supreme Court, who advised the English judges on points of Hindu law. The practice was abandoned by 1864, as judges had acquired some experience in dealing with Hindu law, and applied the increasing volume of case law that had developed. Further, the institution of the High Courts, two years earlier, in 1862 further diminished their official use.

source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandit

Answer 3

A Pundit is usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment,: sage, savant, scholar. This name is attained because of his high qualification.

A Pandit is a Brahmin scholar or learned man, performing Pujas. It is also a Brahmin title e.g. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru-

Answer 4

Pundit means priest while pandit means scholar,like doctor inn english

Answer 5

No difference. Both mean the same viz. a scholar. The British prefer to spell it with an u while Indians use an a.

Answer 6

What Is A Pandit

Answer 7

Pundit-Wisdom by age/experience by life

Pandit -Wisdom by scholar from learning/education

Answer 8

There is no difference in their meanings. They are only variants in spelling. Each of these words means, "an adept" in some classical or holy subject.

Answer 9

Namastay!
I think one is the british or western version/spelling and the other is Indian or Kashmiri.

Answer 10

pundit - a scholar by descent.
pandit- a scholar by manipulation.