संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

ऋषि

वैदिक मन्त्रों के द्रष्टा‚ मुनि‚ वेद‚ साधुसन्त‚ रोशनी की किरण

seer or inspired singer of vedic hymns, veda, saint, aseetic, ray of light

उदाहरणम् : ऋष्यति
विवरणम् : ऋष् गतौ । ऋषयो मन्त्रद्रष्टारः

शब्‍दभेदः : पुं.
वर्गः :

शब्‍दकोश : प्रो. सूर्यकान्‍त संस्‍कृत हिन्‍दी अंग्रेजी कोश

ऋषि

anchorite

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

ऋषि

hallow

शब्‍दभेदः : Verb

ऋषि

sage

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

ऋषि

seer

शब्‍दभेदः : Noun

शब्‍दकोश : हिन्‍दी आंग्‍ल कोश

ऋषि

ṛṣi

{ ṛṣi } m. ( √ 2. { ṛṣ } on iv, 119##{ ṛṣati jñānena saṃsāra-pāram }##perhaps fr. an obsolete √ { ṛṣ } for √ { dṛś }, 'to See ?' cf. { ṛṣi-kṛt } ), a singer of sacred hymns, an inspired poet or sage, any person who alone or with others invokes the deities in rhythmical speech or song of a sacred character ( e. g. the ancient hymn-singers Kutsa, Atri, Rebha, Agastya, Kuśika, Vasishṭha, Vy-aśva ) &c.##the Ṛshis were regarded by later generations as patriarchal sages or saints, occupying the same position in India history as the heroes and patriarchs of other countries, and constitute a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from gods, men, Asuras, &c. x, 10, 26 &c.##they are the authors or rather seers of the Vedic hymns, i. e. according to orthodox Hindū ideas they are the inspired personages to whom these hymns were revealed, and such an expression as 'the Ṛshi says' is equivalent to 'so it stands in the sacred text' [ 227, 1 ]##seven Ṛshis, { sapta ṛṣayaḥ }, or { saptaṛṣayaḥ } or { saptarṣayaḥ }, are often mentioned in the Br�?hmaṇas and later works as typical representatives of the character and spirit of the pre-historic or mythical period##in xiv, 5, 2, 6 their names are given as follows, Gotama, Bharadv�?ja, Viśv�?-mitra, Jamadagni, Vasishṭha, Kaśyapa, and Atri##in xii, Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, Vasishṭha are given as the names of the Ṛshis of the first Manvantara, and they are also called Praj�?patis or patriarchs##the names of the Ṛshis of the subsequent Manv-antaras are enumerated in 417 ff##afterwards three other names are added, viz. Pracetas or Daksha, Bhṛgu, and N�?rada, these ten being created by Manu Sv�?yambhuva for the production of all other beings including gods and men &c.##in astron. the seven Ṛshis form the constellation of 'the Great Bear x, 82, 2 vi, 40, 1 &c.##( metaphorically the seven Ṛshis may stand for the seven senses or the seven vital airs of the body xxxiv xiv )##a saint or sanctified sage in general, an ascetic, anchorite ( this is a later sense##sometimes three orders of these are enumerated, viz. Devarshis, Brahmarshis, and R�?jarshis##sometimes seven, four others being added, viz. Maharshis, Paramarshis, Śrutarshis, and K�?ṇdarshis ) iv, 94##xi, 236 &c.##the seventh of the eight degrees of Br�?hmans##a hymn or Mantra composed by a Ṛshi##the Veda on and##a symbolical expression for the number seven##the moon##an imaginary circle##a ray of light##the fish Cyprinus Rishi ; [ { arsan }, 'a sage, a man old in wisdom'##{ arrach }, 'old, ancient, aged.' ],

शब्‍दकोश : मोनियर विलियम्‍स शब्‍दकोश