rishi
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Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
rishis
- 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.
(post-Vedic) 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.
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From Sanskrit ऋषि, from *r̥šíš (whence Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬴𐬌𐬴 (seer)), probably related to अर्षति (to flow, pour).