Bhāṇin (adj.) ( -- ˚) [fr. bhaṇati] speaking, reciting Sn 850 (manta˚ a reciter of the Mantras, one who knows the M. and speaks accordingly, i. e. speaking wisely, expld by SnA 549 as "mantāya pariggahetvā vācaŋ bhāsitā"); Dh 363 (id.; expld as "mantā vuccati paññā, tāya pana bhaṇana -- sīlo" DhA iv.93). --ativela˚ speaking for an excessively long time, talking in excess J iv.247, 248.