ऋषि r̥iṣhi

ऋषि r̥ṣi rishi (nm) a sage, seer; preceptor; ~कल्प saintly.

ऋषि r̥ṣi [S.], m. 1. a sage (esp. any of the seven Vedic hymn-singers known as r̥ṣi); a seer. 2. transf. a saint, an ascetic. 3. symbol for the number seven. 4. astron. the Great Bear.

S رشی ऋषि r̤ishi, s.m. A singer or author of sacred hymns, an inspired poet or sage, a seer, a bard; a pious person, saint, saint-sage, an anchorite; — a Veda or sacred composition: (the Rishis are seven in number, viz. Kutsa, Atri, Rebha, Agastya, Kuśika, Vasishṭha, and Vyaśva; they constitute a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from gods, men, Asurs, &c.; — they form, in Astronomy, the constellation of the Great Bear; and the term r̤ishi is also applied to the seventh asterism of the same constellation; the Rishis, in the later sense of 'saints,' or 'anchorites,' are divided into several orders, as Devarshi, Maharshi, Rājarshi, &c.; in Hindī poetry the word r̤ishi is a symbol for seven).