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Expressions researched:
"pandita means"

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 4

SB 4.24.67, Purport:

The word paṇḍita means "a wise man." Who is actually a wise man? The wise man is described in Bhagavad-gītā (7.19) in this way:

bahūnāṁ janmanām ante
jñānavān māṁ prapadyate
vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti
sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ

"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare."

Thus when the wise man actually becomes wise after many births and whimsical attempts at self-realization, he surrenders unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. Such a mahātmā, or learned person, knows that Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva, is everything (vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti (BG 7.19)). Learned persons always think that life is wasted unless they worship Lord Kṛṣṇa or become His devotee.