"ऋषि" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /ŕ̩.ʂi/ [Vedic], /ˈr̩.ʂi/ [Classical]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš. Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱 (ər^əšiš, “seer”). Probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sa|inc-pro|inh=1}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*r̥šíš|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš, {{inh+|sa|iir-pro|*r̥šíš}} Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš, {{cog|ae|𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱||seer}} Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱 (ər^əšiš, “seer”), {{m|sa|अर्षति||to flow, pour|tr=árṣati}} अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=ṛ́ṣi}} ऋषि • (ṛ́ṣi) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|ṛ́ṣi}} Forms: ṛ́ṣi [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ऋषिः [nominative, singular], ऋषी [dual, nominative], ऋषयः [nominative, plural], ऋषे [singular, vocative], ऋषी [dual, vocative], ऋषयः [plural, vocative], ऋषिम् [accusative, singular], ऋषी [accusative, dual], ऋषीन् [accusative, plural], ऋषिणा [instrumental, singular], ऋष्या1 [instrumental, singular], ऋषिभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], ऋषिभिः [instrumental, plural], ऋषये [dative, singular], ऋषिभ्याम् [dative, dual], ऋषिभ्यः [dative, plural], ऋषेः [ablative, singular], ऋष्यः1 [ablative, singular], ऋषिभ्याम् [ablative, dual], ऋषिभ्यः [ablative, plural], ऋषेः [genitive, singular], ऋष्यः1 [genitive, singular], ऋष्योः [dual, genitive], ऋषीणाम् [genitive, plural], ऋषौ [locative, singular], ऋषा1 [locative, singular], ऋष्योः [dual, locative], ऋषिषु [locative, plural]
  1. a rishi: 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
    Sense id: en-ऋषि-sa-noun-goHfnnMK
  2. rishi: sages whom after gotra is derived
    Sense id: en-ऋषि-sa-noun-FpYmWJzR
  3. (astronomy) the seven rishis form the constellation Ursa Major Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-ऋषि-sa-noun-f6yu6go8 Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 41 6 13 1 0 27 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 7 7 44 7 11 1 0 22 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  4. a saint or sanctified sage in general, an ascetic, anchorite
    Sense id: en-ऋषि-sa-noun-Q3PUiXSB
  5. the seventh of the eight degrees of Brahmins
    Sense id: en-ऋषि-sa-noun-AFERxetX
  6. a hymn or mantra composed by a rishi
    Sense id: en-ऋषि-sa-noun-pK1jke~-
  7. a veda
    Sense id: en-ऋषि-sa-noun-PbBCgRL4
  8. a symbolical expression for the number seven
    Sense id: en-ऋषि-sa-noun-8AJIn53Y

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀇𑀲𑀺"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀇𑀲𑀺 (isi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀇𑀲𑀺 (isi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "isi"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: isi\n→ Burmese: ဣသိ (i.si.)\n→ Mon: ဣသိ\n→ Khmer: ឥសី (ʼisəy)\n→ Sinhalese: ඉසි (isi)\n→ Thai: อิสิ (isi)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: isi\n→ Burmese: ဣသိ (i.si.)\n→ Mon: ဣသိ\n→ Khmer: ឥសី (ʼisəy)\n→ Sinhalese: ඉසි (isi)\n→ Thai: อิสิ (isi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rom",
            "2": "raśaj"
          },
          "expansion": "Romani: raśaj, rashaj; rašaj\nAngloromani: rashai\nSinte Romani: rašaj\nTraveller Norwegian: rasjo\nWelsh Romani: rašaj",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romani: raśaj, rashaj; rašaj\nAngloromani: rashai\nSinte Romani: rašaj\nTraveller Norwegian: rasjo\nWelsh Romani: rašaj"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "ঋষি",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: ঋষি (riśi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: ঋষি (riśi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "ရသေ့",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: ရသေ့ (ra.se.)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: ရသေ့ (ra.se.)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "rishi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: rishi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: rishi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "ऋषि",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: ऋषि (ŕṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: ऋषि (ŕṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "リシ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "rishi"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: リシ (rishi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: リシ (rishi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಋಷಿ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಋಷಿ (ṛṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಋಷಿ (ṛṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ລືສີ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ລືສີ (lư̄ sī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ລືສີ (lư̄ sī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "ऋषि",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: ऋषि (ŕṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: ऋषि (ŕṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "ऋषि",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: ऋषि (r̥ṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: ऋषि (r̥ṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "rṣi",
            "3": "rĕsi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: rṣi, rĕsi, rĕsi\nJavanese: ꦉꦱꦶ (resi, “hermit”)\n→ Balinese: ᬋᬱᬶ (resi, “rishi; holy man; prophet”)\n→ Malay: resi\nIndonesian: rêsi (“sage”)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: rṣi, rĕsi, rĕsi\nJavanese: ꦉꦱꦶ (resi, “hermit”)\n→ Balinese: ᬋᬱᬶ (resi, “rishi; holy man; prophet”)\n→ Malay: resi\nIndonesian: rêsi (“sage”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਰਿਸ਼ੀ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "ரிஷி",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: ரிஷி (riṣi), ருஷி (ruṣi); இருடி (iruṭi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: ரிஷி (riṣi), ருஷி (ruṣi); இருடி (iruṭi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "ఋషి",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: ఋషి (r̥ṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: ఋషి (r̥ṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "ฤๅษี",
            "alts": "2",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: ฤๅษี (rʉʉ-sǐi), ฤษี (rʉ́-sǐi); ฤๅษรี; ฤาษี (rʉʉ-sǐi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: ฤๅษี (rʉʉ-sǐi), ฤษี (rʉ́-sǐi); ฤๅษรี; ฤาษี (rʉʉ-sǐi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xto",
            "2": "riṣak",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian A: riṣak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian A: riṣak"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txb",
            "2": "rṣāke",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian B: rṣāke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian B: rṣāke"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*r̥šíš",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*r̥šíš"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱",
        "3": "",
        "4": "seer"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱 (ər^əšiš, “seer”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "अर्षति",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to flow, pour",
        "tr": "árṣati"
      },
      "expansion": "अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš. Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱 (ər^əšiš, “seer”). Probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ṛ́ṣi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषी",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषयः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣayaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषे",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषी",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषयः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣayaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषी",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषीन्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣīn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिणा",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣiṇā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्या1",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभिः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषये",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣaye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्यः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषेः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣeḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्यः1",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्यः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषेः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣeḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्यः1",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्योः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषीणाम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣīṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषौ",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषा1",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्योः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिषु",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣiṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "ṛ́ṣi"
      },
      "expansion": "ऋषि • (ṛ́ṣi) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ṛ́ṣi"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.31.1",
          "roman": "Thou, Agni, wast the earliest Aṅgiras, a Seer; thou wast, a God thyself, the Gods’ auspicious Friend.",
          "text": "त्वमग्ने प्रथमो अङ्गिरा ऋषिर्देवो देवानामभवः शिवः सखा ।\ntvamagne prathamo aṅgirā ṛṣirdevo devānāmabhavaḥ śivaḥ sakhā."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a rishi: 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"
      ],
      "id": "en-ऋषि-sa-noun-goHfnnMK",
      "links": [
        [
          "rishi",
          "rishi"
        ],
        [
          "singer",
          "singer"
        ],
        [
          "poet",
          "poet"
        ],
        [
          "sage",
          "sage"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rishi: sages whom after gotra is derived"
      ],
      "id": "en-ऋषि-sa-noun-FpYmWJzR",
      "links": [
        [
          "rishi",
          "rishi"
        ],
        [
          "sage",
          "sage"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "sa:Astronomy",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 7 41 6 13 1 0 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 44 7 11 1 0 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.82.2",
          "roman": "Their offerings joy in rich juice where they value One, only One, beyond the Seven Ṛṣis.",
          "text": "विश्वकर्मा विमना आद्विहाया धाता विधाता परमोत संदृक् ।\nतेषामिष्टानि समिषा मदन्ति यत्रा सप्तऋषीन्पर एकमाहुः ॥\nviśvakarmā vimanā ādvihāyā dhātā vidhātā paramota saṃdṛk.\nteṣāmiṣṭāni samiṣā madanti yatrā saptaṛṣīnpara ekamāhuḥ.\nMighty in mind and power is Visvakarman, Maker, Disposer, and most lofty Presence."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the seven rishis form the constellation Ursa Major"
      ],
      "id": "en-ऋषि-sa-noun-f6yu6go8",
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "Ursa Major",
          "Ursa Major"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) the seven rishis form the constellation Ursa Major"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a saint or sanctified sage in general, an ascetic, anchorite"
      ],
      "id": "en-ऋषि-sa-noun-Q3PUiXSB",
      "links": [
        [
          "saint",
          "saint"
        ],
        [
          "sage",
          "sage"
        ],
        [
          "ascetic",
          "ascetic"
        ],
        [
          "anchorite",
          "anchorite"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the seventh of the eight degrees of Brahmins"
      ],
      "id": "en-ऋषि-sa-noun-AFERxetX",
      "links": [
        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a hymn or mantra composed by a rishi"
      ],
      "id": "en-ऋषि-sa-noun-pK1jke~-",
      "links": [
        [
          "hymn",
          "hymn"
        ],
        [
          "mantra",
          "mantra"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a veda"
      ],
      "id": "en-ऋषि-sa-noun-PbBCgRL4",
      "links": [
        [
          "veda",
          "veda"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a symbolical expression for the number seven"
      ],
      "id": "en-ऋषि-sa-noun-8AJIn53Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "expression",
          "expression"
        ],
        [
          "seven",
          "seven"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŕ̩.ʂi/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈr̩.ʂi/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ऋषि"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit i-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀇𑀲𑀺"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀇𑀲𑀺 (isi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀇𑀲𑀺 (isi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "isi"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: isi\n→ Burmese: ဣသိ (i.si.)\n→ Mon: ဣသိ\n→ Khmer: ឥសី (ʼisəy)\n→ Sinhalese: ඉසි (isi)\n→ Thai: อิสิ (isi)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: isi\n→ Burmese: ဣသိ (i.si.)\n→ Mon: ဣသိ\n→ Khmer: ឥសី (ʼisəy)\n→ Sinhalese: ඉසි (isi)\n→ Thai: อิสิ (isi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rom",
            "2": "raśaj"
          },
          "expansion": "Romani: raśaj, rashaj; rašaj\nAngloromani: rashai\nSinte Romani: rašaj\nTraveller Norwegian: rasjo\nWelsh Romani: rašaj",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romani: raśaj, rashaj; rašaj\nAngloromani: rashai\nSinte Romani: rašaj\nTraveller Norwegian: rasjo\nWelsh Romani: rašaj"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "ঋষি",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: ঋষি (riśi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: ঋষি (riśi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "ရသေ့",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: ရသေ့ (ra.se.)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: ရသေ့ (ra.se.)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "rishi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: rishi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: rishi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "ऋषि",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: ऋषि (ŕṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: ऋषि (ŕṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "リシ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "rishi"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: リシ (rishi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: リシ (rishi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಋಷಿ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಋಷಿ (ṛṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಋಷಿ (ṛṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ລືສີ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ລືສີ (lư̄ sī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ລືສີ (lư̄ sī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "ऋषि",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: ऋषि (ŕṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: ऋषि (ŕṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "ऋषि",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: ऋषि (r̥ṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: ऋषि (r̥ṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "rṣi",
            "3": "rĕsi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: rṣi, rĕsi, rĕsi\nJavanese: ꦉꦱꦶ (resi, “hermit”)\n→ Balinese: ᬋᬱᬶ (resi, “rishi; holy man; prophet”)\n→ Malay: resi\nIndonesian: rêsi (“sage”)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: rṣi, rĕsi, rĕsi\nJavanese: ꦉꦱꦶ (resi, “hermit”)\n→ Balinese: ᬋᬱᬶ (resi, “rishi; holy man; prophet”)\n→ Malay: resi\nIndonesian: rêsi (“sage”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਰਿਸ਼ੀ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "ரிஷி",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: ரிஷி (riṣi), ருஷி (ruṣi); இருடி (iruṭi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: ரிஷி (riṣi), ருஷி (ruṣi); இருடி (iruṭi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "ఋషి",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: ఋషి (r̥ṣi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: ఋషి (r̥ṣi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "ฤๅษี",
            "alts": "2",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: ฤๅษี (rʉʉ-sǐi), ฤษี (rʉ́-sǐi); ฤๅษรี; ฤาษี (rʉʉ-sǐi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: ฤๅษี (rʉʉ-sǐi), ฤษี (rʉ́-sǐi); ฤๅษรี; ฤาษี (rʉʉ-sǐi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xto",
            "2": "riṣak",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian A: riṣak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian A: riṣak"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txb",
            "2": "rṣāke",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian B: rṣāke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian B: rṣāke"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*r̥šíš",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*r̥šíš"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱",
        "3": "",
        "4": "seer"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱 (ər^əšiš, “seer”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "अर्षति",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to flow, pour",
        "tr": "árṣati"
      },
      "expansion": "अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš. Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱 (ər^əšiš, “seer”). Probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ṛ́ṣi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषी",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषयः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣayaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषे",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषी",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषयः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣayaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषी",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषीन्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣīn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिणा",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣiṇā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्या1",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभिः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषये",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣaye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्यः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषेः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣeḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्यः1",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्याम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिभ्यः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣibhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषेः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣeḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्यः1",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्योः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषीणाम्",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣīṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषौ",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषा1",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋष्योः",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ऋषिषु",
      "roman": "ṛ́ṣiṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "ṛ́ṣi"
      },
      "expansion": "ऋषि • (ṛ́ṣi) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ṛ́ṣi"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.31.1",
          "roman": "Thou, Agni, wast the earliest Aṅgiras, a Seer; thou wast, a God thyself, the Gods’ auspicious Friend.",
          "text": "त्वमग्ने प्रथमो अङ्गिरा ऋषिर्देवो देवानामभवः शिवः सखा ।\ntvamagne prathamo aṅgirā ṛṣirdevo devānāmabhavaḥ śivaḥ sakhā."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a rishi: 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"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rishi",
          "rishi"
        ],
        [
          "singer",
          "singer"
        ],
        [
          "poet",
          "poet"
        ],
        [
          "sage",
          "sage"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rishi: sages whom after gotra is derived"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rishi",
          "rishi"
        ],
        [
          "sage",
          "sage"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations",
        "sa:Astronomy"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.82.2",
          "roman": "Their offerings joy in rich juice where they value One, only One, beyond the Seven Ṛṣis.",
          "text": "विश्वकर्मा विमना आद्विहाया धाता विधाता परमोत संदृक् ।\nतेषामिष्टानि समिषा मदन्ति यत्रा सप्तऋषीन्पर एकमाहुः ॥\nviśvakarmā vimanā ādvihāyā dhātā vidhātā paramota saṃdṛk.\nteṣāmiṣṭāni samiṣā madanti yatrā saptaṛṣīnpara ekamāhuḥ.\nMighty in mind and power is Visvakarman, Maker, Disposer, and most lofty Presence."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the seven rishis form the constellation Ursa Major"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "Ursa Major",
          "Ursa Major"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) the seven rishis form the constellation Ursa Major"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a saint or sanctified sage in general, an ascetic, anchorite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saint",
          "saint"
        ],
        [
          "sage",
          "sage"
        ],
        [
          "ascetic",
          "ascetic"
        ],
        [
          "anchorite",
          "anchorite"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the seventh of the eight degrees of Brahmins"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a hymn or mantra composed by a rishi"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hymn",
          "hymn"
        ],
        [
          "mantra",
          "mantra"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a veda"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "veda",
          "veda"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a symbolical expression for the number seven"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expression",
          "expression"
        ],
        [
          "seven",
          "seven"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŕ̩.ʂi/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈr̩.ʂi/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ऋषि"
}

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