पण्डिताः is used in three different meanings in the following three verses in Gita:
गतासूनगतासून्श्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः ॥ 2\-11॥
विद्याविनयसम्पन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि ।
शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥ 5\-18॥
साण्ख्ययोगौ पृइथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः ।
एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।ह् ॥ 5\-4॥
In the first, Arjuna is being called Pandita and he is being told that it is not appropriate for Arjuna to lament.
But in the second, Pandita is almost equivalent of sthitaprajna, a person with the highest level of spiritual attainment as per the book.
In the third, it is in contrast with baalaah.
Dear Ashok,Thank you very much for reminding us of this book. I am going to go to my local bookstore to order it tomorrow.Best wishes,GeorgeOn Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 8:25 PM, Ashok Aklujkar via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:______________________________On Feb 24, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Gary Tubb via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:A colleague has asked about the history of the term “paṇḍita”Much relevant material can be found in: The Pandit. Traditional Sanskrit Scholarship in India. Festschrift Parameshvara Aithal. (ed) Michaels, Axel. New Delhi: Manohar. South Asian Studies series.I have contributed an article to this volume which may be considered directly relevant to your query:"Paṇḍita and pandits in history.”The second article in the same volume which indirectly explains how the uses noted so far on this thread become possible is: "The pandits from a piṇḍa-brahmāṇḍa point of view.”a.a.
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