Pandit (Sanskrit: पण्डित, translit. paṇḍita;[1] also spelled pundit, pronounced /ˈpʌndɪt, ˈpændɪt/;[2] abbreviated as Pt. or Pdt.; Panditani or Panditain can refer to a female pundit or the wife of a pundit) is a Brahmin scholar[3] or a teacher of any field of knowledge in Hinduism,[1] particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, Hindu philosophy, or secular subjects such as music.[4] He may be a Guru in a Gurukul.