#Rishi #Rsi
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš “seer”)), probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”).
rishi (plural rishis)
A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character.
(post-Vedic) 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.
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