ऋषि
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ऋषि • (ŕṣi) m (Urdu spelling رشی)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ऋषि (masc i-stem)
Proper noun
[edit]ऋषि • (ŕṣi) m (Urdu spelling رشی)
- a male given name, Rishi, equivalent to English Rishi
- ऋषि सुनक ― ŕṣi sunak ― Rishi Sunak
Declension
[edit]Declension of ऋषि (masc i-stem)
Nepali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]ऋषि • (r̥ṣi)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Rishi
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- ঋষি (Assamese script)
- ᬋᬱᬶ (Balinese script)
- ঋষি (Bengali script)
- 𑰆𑰬𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀋𑀱𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ၒၑိ (Burmese script)
- ઋષિ (Gujarati script)
- ਰਸ਼ਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌋𑌷𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦉꦰꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂱𑂭𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಋಷಿ (Kannada script)
- ឫឞិ (Khmer script)
- ຣິຩິ (Lao script)
- ഋഷി (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᡳᢢᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘆𑘬𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠢᢔᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦦𑧌𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐆𑐲𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଋଷି (Odia script)
- ꢈꢰꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆉𑆰𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖆𑖬𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ඍෂි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩙𑪀𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚮 (Takri script)
- ரிஷி (Tamil script)
- ఋషి (Telugu script)
- ฤษิ (Thai script)
- རྀ་ཥི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒇𑒭𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨉𑨯𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš. Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱 (ərəšiš, “seer”). Probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ऋषि • (ṛ́ṣi) stem, m
- 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
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.31.1:
- त्वम॑ग्ने प्रथ॒मो अङ्गि॑रा॒ ऋषि॑र्दे॒वो दे॒वाना॑मभवः शि॒वः सखा॑।
तव॑ व्र॒ते क॒वयो॑ विद्म॒नाप॒सोऽजा॑यन्त म॒रुतो॒ भ्राज॑दृष्टयः॥- tvámagne prathamó áṅgirā ṛ́ṣirdevó devā́nāmabhavaḥ śiváḥ sákhā.
táva vraté kaváyo vidmanā́pasóʼjāyanta marúto bhrā́jadṛṣṭayaḥ. - You, Agni, were the first Aṅgiras Ṛṣi, a divinity, you were the auspicious friend of the deities. In your rite the wise, the all-discerning, the bright-weaponed Maruts were engendered.
- tvámagne prathamó áṅgirā ṛ́ṣirdevó devā́nāmabhavaḥ śiváḥ sákhā.
- त्वम॑ग्ने प्रथ॒मो अङ्गि॑रा॒ ऋषि॑र्दे॒वो दे॒वाना॑मभवः शि॒वः सखा॑।
- rishi: sages whom after gotra is derived
- (astronomy) the seven rishis form the constellation Ursa Major
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.82.2:
- वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ विम॑ना॒ आद्विहा॑या धा॒ता वि॑धा॒ता प॑र॒मोत सं॒दृक्।
तेषा॑मि॒ष्टानि॒ समि॒षा म॑दन्ति॒ यत्रा॑ सप्तऋ॒षीन्प॒र एक॑मा॒हुः॥- viśvákarmā vímanā ā́dvíhāyā dhātā́ vidhātā́ paramótá saṃdṛ́k.
téṣāmiṣṭā́ni sámiṣā́ madanti yátrā saptaṛṣī́npará ékamāhúḥ. - Mighty in mind and power is Visvakarman, Maker, Disposer, and most lofty Presence.
Their offerings joy in rich juice where they value One, only One, beyond the Seven Ṛṣis.
- viśvákarmā vímanā ā́dvíhāyā dhātā́ vidhātā́ paramótá saṃdṛ́k.
- वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ विम॑ना॒ आद्विहा॑या धा॒ता वि॑धा॒ता प॑र॒मोत सं॒दृक्।
- a saint or sanctified sage in general, an ascetic, anchorite
- the seventh of the eight degrees of Brahmins
- a hymn or mantra composed by a rishi
- a veda
- a symbolical expression for the number seven
Declension
[edit]Masculine i-stem declension of ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ऋषिः ṛ́ṣiḥ |
ऋषी ṛ́ṣī |
ऋषयः ṛ́ṣayaḥ |
Vocative | ऋषे ṛ́ṣe |
ऋषी ṛ́ṣī |
ऋषयः ṛ́ṣayaḥ |
Accusative | ऋषिम् ṛ́ṣim |
ऋषी ṛ́ṣī |
ऋषीन् ṛ́ṣīn |
Instrumental | ऋषिणा / ऋष्या¹ ṛ́ṣiṇā / ṛ́ṣyā¹ |
ऋषिभ्याम् ṛ́ṣibhyām |
ऋषिभिः ṛ́ṣibhiḥ |
Dative | ऋषये ṛ́ṣaye |
ऋषिभ्याम् ṛ́ṣibhyām |
ऋषिभ्यः ṛ́ṣibhyaḥ |
Ablative | ऋषेः / ऋष्यः¹ ṛ́ṣeḥ / ṛ́ṣyaḥ¹ |
ऋषिभ्याम् ṛ́ṣibhyām |
ऋषिभ्यः ṛ́ṣibhyaḥ |
Genitive | ऋषेः / ऋष्यः¹ ṛ́ṣeḥ / ṛ́ṣyaḥ¹ |
ऋष्योः ṛ́ṣyoḥ |
ऋषीणाम् ṛ́ṣīṇām |
Locative | ऋषौ / ऋषा¹ ṛ́ṣau / ṛ́ṣā¹ |
ऋष्योः ṛ́ṣyoḥ |
ऋषिषु ṛ́ṣiṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
[edit]- → Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀇𑀲𑀺 (isi)
- → Pali: isi
- → Romani: raśaj, rashaj (Anglicized), rašaj (Pan-Vlax)
- → Bengali: ঋষি (riśi)
- → Burmese: ရသေ့ (ra.se.)
- → English: rishi
- → Hindustani:
- → Japanese: リシ (rishi)
- → Kannada: ಋಷಿ (ṛṣi)
- → Lao: ລືສີ (lư̄ sī)
- → Marathi: ऋषी (ŕṣī)
- → Nepali: ऋषि (r̥ṣi)
- → Old Javanese: rṣi, rĕsi, rĕsi
- → Odia: ଋଷି (r̥ṣi)
- → Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī), رشی (rśī)
- → Tamil: ரிஷி (riṣi), ருஷி (ruṣi), இருடி (iruṭi) — tadbhava
- → Telugu: ఋషి (r̥ṣi)
- → Thai: ฤๅษี (rʉʉ-sǐi), ฤษี (rʉ́-sǐi), ฤๅษรี — obsolete, ฤาษี (rʉʉ-sǐi) — misspelled
- → Tocharian A: riṣak
- → Tocharian B: rṣāke
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