Maharshi, Maharishi, Mahaṛṣi, Maharṣi, Mahārṣi: 20 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Mahaṛṣi and Maharṣi and Mahārṣi can be transliterated into English as Maharsi or Maharishi or Maharshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMaharṣi (महर्षि):—[(mahā + ṛṣi)] m.
1) ein grosser Ṛṣi (s. u. ṛṣi) [Taittirīyāraṇyaka 1, 9, 6.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 1. 4. 36. 3, 69.] maharṣipitṛdevānām [?4, 257. 5, 3. 6, 32. 8, 110. 11, 29 (= Mahābhārata 12, 6054). Bhagavadgītā 10, 2. 11, 21. Indralokāgamana 5, 25. Nalopākhyāna 5, 28. 9, 22. Rāmāyaṇa 1, 4, 17. 5, 21. 59, 3. 63, 17. Suśruta 2, 377, 11. Śākuntala 101, 7. Rgva tch’er rol pa ed. Calc. 251, 5. WEBER, Jyotiṣa 60.] patīnprajānāmasṛjaṃ maharṣīnādito daśa .. marīcimatryaṅgirasau pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum . pracetasaṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca bhṛguṃ nāradameva ca .. [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 34. fg.] bhṛgurmarīciratriśca aṅgirāḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ . manurdakṣo vasiṣṭhaśca pulastyaśceti te daśa .. brahmaṇo mānasā hyete utpannāḥ svayamīśvarāḥ . paratvenarṣayastasmādbhūtāstasmānmaharṣayaḥ .. [MĀTSYA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 120 im Śabdakalpadruma] brahmaṇo mānasāḥ putrā viditāḥ ṣaṇmaharṣayaḥ . marīciratryaṅgirasau pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ .. [Mahābhārata 1, 2518. 2565.] prajānāṃ patayaḥ sapta sapta caiva maharṣayaḥ [Harivaṃśa 14146.] bhṛgu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 69.] maharṣīṇāṃ bhṛguraham (sagt Kṛṣṇa) [Bhagavadgītā 2, 25.] Vasiṣṭha [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 54, 4.] [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 48. 2, 45.] Nārada [Nalopākhyāna 14, 5.] Kaṇva [Śākuntala 7, 17. 28, 13.] vyāsādayaḥ [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 7, 15.] Vālmīki [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 2, 43.] Vibhāṇḍaka [9, 28.] unter den Beiww. Śiva’s [Śivanāmasahasra] Buddha's [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 1.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 246.]
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Mahaṛṣi (महऋषि):—m. = maharṣi
1) [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 19, 9, 11.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahaṛṣi (महऋषि):—m. = maharṣi 1)
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Maharṣi (महर्षि):—m. —
1) ein grosser Ṛsi. —
2) Beiname — a) Śiva's. — b) *Buddha's. —
3) Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
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Starts with: Maharshihridaya, Maharshika, Maharshisamgha.
Ends with: Mardamaharshi, Rishisharman maharshi.
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