Meaning of rishi | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character.
2. A South Asian male given name from Sanskrit.
3. A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India's 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.
4. A South Asian surname from Sanskrit

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Examples

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

“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.”

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