rishi

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Definition of rishi in English English dictionary

A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character

The rishi asked one unfathomable question after another, until both he and his audience were reduced to the silence of unknowing.

A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men

In the beginning Max had no idea she was even a film actress, this girl with the skin the colour of scorched earth, the well-concealed body and the demure manner of a disciple walking in the footsteps of a great rishi.

{i} (Hinduism) one of the 7 inspired sages or poets to whom the Vedas allegedly were revealed

A sage (usually a hermit)

A seer of Truth to whom the wisdom of the Vedas was revealed; a general name for saint or ascetic

A Hindu sage, often a divinely inspired poet or singer; an ascetic or seer

(Sanskrit word meaning "seer"): man of right vision and action, also known as a sage

A great sage or seer

{i} sage or poet full of inspiration, sage or poet in India who is inspired in a heavenly manner

Hyphenation

rish·i

Etymology

() From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), of Common Indo-Iranian source (cognate with Avestan