ऋषि (rishi)
noun
A single core meaning: a sage or seer in the Hindu/Vedic tradition. Learners meet it mostly in religious, mythological, or literary contexts rather than everyday chit-chat.
Sense
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sage, seer
noun, masculine
Synonyms: मुनि (muni), साधु (saadhu, broader term, also covers ascetics generally), संत (sant, more devotional/saint-like connotation)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Think of the ऋषि (rishi) as the archetypal figure meditating in a forest hermitage (aashram), composing hymns or imparting wisdom to kings and disciples -- names like वाल्मीकि (vaalmiiki) or वशिष्ठ (vashishth) come up constantly in stories every Indian kid grows up with. The word carries real reverence, so it is not used casually or jokingly the way baabaa sometimes is.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use ऋषि (rishi) loosely for any holy man; it specifically evokes the Vedic-era tradition of wisdom-through-penance/knowledge, distinct from a temple priest (pandit) or a modern-day godman (baabaa).
Sample Sentences:
वह ऋषि हिमालय की एक गुफा में तपस्या करता था।
That sage used to meditate in a cave in the Himalayas.
(vah rishi himaalay kii ek guphaa men tapasyaa kartaa thaa।)
वाल्मीकि ऋषि ने रामायण की रचना की थी।
The sage Valmiki composed the Ramayana.
(vaalmiiki rishi ne raamaayan kii rachnaa kii thii।)
आश्रम में एक ऋषि अपने शिष्यों को वेदों की शिक्षा दे रहे हैं।
In the hermitage, a sage is teaching the Vedas to his disciples.
(aashram men ek rishi apne shishyon ko vedon kii shikshaa de rahe hain।)
राजा ने ऋषि से आशीर्वाद माँगा।
The king asked the sage for a blessing.
(raajaa ne rishi se aashiirvaad maangaa।)
काश मैं भी किसी ऋषि के आश्रम में जाकर ज्ञान प्राप्त करता।
I wish I too could go to some sage's hermitage and attain wisdom.
(kaash main bhii kisii rishi ke aashram men jaakar gyaan praapt kartaa।)
यदि वह ऋषि श्राप न देते, तो यह कथा दूसरी होती।
If that sage had not given the curse, this story would have been different.
(yadi vah rishi shraap n dete, to yah kathaa doosrii hotii।)
हे ऋषिवर, कृपया मेरी समस्या का समाधान बताइए।
O great sage, please tell me the solution to my problem.
(he rishivar, kripyaa merii samasyaa kaa samaadhaan bataaie।)
कहा जाता है कि सप्तर्षि सात महान ऋषियों के नाम पर हैं।
It is said that the Saptarishi are named after seven great sages.
(kahaa jaataa hai ki saptarshi saat mahaan rishiyon ke naam par hain।)
शायद वह बूढ़ा आदमी कोई ऋषि हो, इतना शांत और तेजस्वी दिखता है।
Perhaps that old man is some sage, he looks so calm and radiant.
(shaayad vah boodhaa aadmii koii rishi ho, itnaa shaant aur tejasvii dikhtaa hai।)
वशिष्ठ ऋषि राजा दशरथ के कुलगुरु थे।
The sage Vashishtha was King Dasharatha's family guru.
(vashishth rishi raajaa dashrath ke kulguru the।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
ऋषि
(rishi)
(sg.m.oblique):
ऋषि
(rishi)
(pl.m.direct):
ऋषि
(rishi)
(pl.m.oblique):
ऋषिों
([[ऋषिों]])