Rajarishi, aka: Rājaṛṣi, Rajarshi; 3 Definition(s)
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The Sanskrit term Rājaṛṣi can be transliterated into English as Rajarsi or Rajarishi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Rājaṛṣi (राजऋषि).—A title of Purūravas, Yayāti and Kārtavīrya;1 attained by Śamika.3
- 1) Matsya-purāṇa 13. 62; 43. 23; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 190.
- 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 32, 38, 54; 61. 80, 86-88; 99. 15, 127.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geogprahy
Rājarṣi.—(EI 22), a sage-like king. Note: rājarṣi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
rājarṣi (राजर्षि).—m S A person of the military or regal tribe that has, by the practice of religious austerities, exalted himself into a ṛṣi or saint.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryMarathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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The Mahabharata - Third Book (by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Canto VII - The Birth of the Sons of Draupadī
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The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
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Narada Parivrajaka Upanishad of Atharvaveda (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter VI - Advent of viswamitra to the royal court < [Book I - Vairagya khanda (vairagya khanda)]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)