Kitti & Kittī f. [Vedic kīrti, *qer: cp. Gr. karkai/rw, Ohg. hruod, hruom=Ger. ruhm; *qār: cp. Sk. kāru poet; Gr. kh_ruc herald, Lat. carmen hymn of praise. -- The explns of Dhtp (579) & Dhtm (812) are saŋsadde & saŋsaddane] fame, renown, glory, honour, yaso ca kittī ca S i.25; kittiñ ca sukhañ ca S i.187; yaso kitti sukhañ ca A ii.32 yaso kittī ca "fame and renown" Sn 817 (=Nd1 147, where appl. to the religious perfection attained by a samaṇa); Sn 185 (in the same sense); VvA 68 (bāhira˚ -- bhāva becoming known outside); yaso kitti Sdhp 234.
   -- sadda the sound of fame, praise, renown (thutighosa DA i.146) esp. appld to the Buddha, whose fame is heralded before him: Bhagavantaŋ Gotamaŋ evaŋ kalyāṇo k˚ -- saddo abbhuggato "the high reputation went forth over the world, concerning the Venerable Gotama": (such is this Exalted One, Arahant, etc.) D i.49, 87, 115, 116, 236; S iv.323, 374; v.352; A i.57, 180; iii.30, 39, 58, 253, 267; iv.80; etc. The same with reference to others: Miln 284. Appld to the good reputation of a man (of a kalyāṇamitta) at Pug 37; the opposite is pāpako kittisaddo, bad reputation: A i.126; iii.269; Pug 36; -- vaṇṇa praise, in ˚hara receiving or deserving praise D iii.191; cp. ˚bhatā Nd1 147.

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