# Cc. Madhya 24.15 > ‘মুনি’-শব্দে মননশীল, আর কহে মৌনী । > তপস্বী, ব্রতী, যতি, আর ঋষি, মুনি ॥১৫॥ ## Text > 'muni'-śabde manana-śīla, āra kahe maunī > tapasvī vratī, yati, āra ṛṣi, muni ## Synonyms *muni-śabde*—by the word *muni*; *manana-śīla*—who is thoughtful; *āra*—also; *kahe*—it means; *maunī*—one who is silent; *tapasvī*—an ascetic; *vratī*—one who keeps great vows; *yati*—one in the renounced order of life; *āra*—and; *ṛṣi*—a saintly person; *muni*—they 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.**