ऋषि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɪ.ʂiː/, [ɾɪ.ʃiː]

Noun

ऋषि • (ŕṣi) m (Urdu spelling رشی)

1. rishi, sage

Declension

Declension of ऋषि (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऋषि ŕṣi	ऋषि ŕṣi
oblique	ऋषि ŕṣi	ऋषियों ŕṣiyõ
vocative	ऋषि ŕṣi	ऋषियो ŕṣiyo

Proper noun

ऋषि • (ŕṣi) m (Urdu spelling رشی)

1. a male given name, Rishi, equivalent to English Rishi

   ऋषि सुनक ― ŕṣi sunak ― Rishi Sunak

Declension

Declension of ऋषि (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऋषि ŕṣi	ऋषि ŕṣi
oblique	ऋषि ŕṣi	ऋषियों ŕṣiyõ
vocative	ऋषि ŕṣi	ऋषियो ŕṣiyo

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾisi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: रिसि

Noun

ऋषि • (r̥ṣi) (Hinduism)

1. rishi, sage

Proper noun

ऋषि • (r̥ṣi)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Rishi

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš. Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬌𐬱 (ər^əšiš, “seer”). Probably related to अर्षति (árṣati, “to flow, pour”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ŕ̩.ʂi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈr̩.ʂi/

Noun

ऋषि • (ṛ́ṣi) stem, m

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
   • 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.

2. rishi: sages whom after gotra is derived
3. (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.

4. a saint or sanctified sage in general, an ascetic, anchorite
5. the seventh of the eight degrees of Brahmins
6. a hymn or mantra composed by a rishi
7. a veda
8. a symbolical expression for the number seven

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi)
	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	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀇𑀲𑀺 (isi)
• → Pali: isi
  • → Burmese: ဣသိ (i.si.)
  • → Mon: ဣသိ
  • → Khmer: ឥសី (ʼisəy)
  • → Sinhalese: ඉසි (isi)
  • → Thai: อิสิ (isi)
• → Romani: raśaj, rashaj (Anglicized), rašaj (Pan-Vlax)
  • → Angloromani: rashai
  • → Traveller Norwegian: rasjo
• → Bengali: ঋষি (riśi)
• → Burmese: ရသေ့ (ra.se.)
• → English: rishi
• → Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: ऋषि (ŕṣi)
  • → Urdu: رشی (riśī)
• → Japanese: リシ (rishi)
• → Kannada: ಋಷಿ (ṛṣi)
• → Lao: ລືສີ (lư̄ sī)
• → Marathi: ऋषी (ŕṣī)
• → Nepali: ऋषि (r̥ṣi)
• → Old Javanese: rṣi, rĕsi, rĕsi
  • → Javanese: ꦉꦱꦶ (resi, “hermit”)
  • → Balinese: ᬋᬱᬶ (resi, “rishi; holy man; prophet”)
  • → Malay: resi
    • → Indonesian: rêsi (“sage”)
• → 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