A Vedicpoet 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.
Origin
From Sanskrit ऋषि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš (whence Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬴𐬌𐬴), probably related to अर्षति.
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