Kitti
Kitti,& Kittī f.[Vedic kīrti,*qer: cp.Gr.karkaiρw,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 saṁsadde & saṁsaddane] 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:Bhagavantaṁ Gotamaṁ evaṁ 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.(Page 214)