a man of good disposition or character; a virtuous man.

a subsect among Vīraśaivas.

ಶೀಲವಂತರ ಓಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋಳಿ ಮಾಯವಾಯಿತು śilavantara ōṇiyalli kōḷi māyavāyitu (prov.) all are good maids, but whence come the bad wives.