adjective clever, skilful, accomplished; fine, subtle, abstruse DN.i.26≈(n. gambhīra dhamma), DN.i.162 (paṇḍita +); MN.i.487 (dhamma); SN.i.33; SN.iv.369; AN.iii.78; Snp.1126 (= gambhīra duddasa etc. Cnd.350); Vb.426; Mil.233, Mil.276; DN-a.i.117; Vv-a.73 (ariyasaccesu kusala +) Vv-a.232; Pv-a.1, Pv-a.16. Cp. abhinipuṇa.

Sk. nipuṇa, dial. for nipṛṇa, to pṛṇoti, pṛ.