Rajarishi, Rājaṛṣi, Rajarshi, Rajshi, Rājṣi, Rājariṣi: 19 definitions
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Rajarishi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Rājaṛṣi and Rājṣi and Rājariṣi can be transliterated into English as Rajarsi or Rajarishi or Rajsi or Rajshi or Rajarisi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Rājarṣi (राजर्षि) refers to “royal sages”, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] once a great sacrifice was started by Dakṣa, [...] Brahminical, Royal and celestial sages [viz., rājarṣi], kings, with their friends, ministers, armies etc, Vasus and other chief Gaṇadevatas—all of them were invited by him in the sacrifice”.
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.
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India history and geography
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.
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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.
Marathi 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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Rājṣi (राज्षि).—(rājaṛṣiḥ or [rājarṣiḥ]) a royal sage, a saint-like prince, a man of the Kṣatriya caste who, by his pious life and austere devotion, comes to be regarded as a sage or riṣi; e. g. पुरूरवस्, जनक, विश्वामित्र (purūravas, janaka, viśvāmitra).
Derivable forms: rājṣiḥ (राज्षिः).
Rājṣi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and ṛṣi (ऋषि).
Rājarṣi (राजर्षि).—m.
(-rṣiḥ) A kind of saint; that holy and superhuman personage which a king or man of the military class may become by the practice of religious austerities; seven classes of Rishis are enumerated, the DeVarshi, Brahmarshi, Maharshi, Paramarshi, Rajarshi, Kandarshi, and Srutarshi: the order is variously given, but the Rajarshi is inferior to the four preceding ones, and the two last mean the inspired saints and supposed authors of the scriptures. E. rāja king, and ṛṣi a saint.
Rājarṣi (राजर्षि).—see ṛṣi.
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Rājarṣi (राजर्षि).—m. a prince who has adopted a life of devotion, as Viśvāmitra, Vp. 284;
Rājarṣi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rājan and ṛṣi (ऋषि).
Rājarṣi (राजर्षि).—[masculine] a royal sage.
1) Rājaṛṣi (राजऋषि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Rājarṣi.
2) Rājarṣi (राजर्षि):—son of Kalyāṇa: Camatkāracintāmaṇi. Daśācintāmaṇi. Seems to have been composed in 1634. Yoginīdaśādhyāya.
1) Rājarṣi (राजर्षि):—[=rāja-ṛṣi] [from rāja > rāj] = -rṣi, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [=rāja-rṣi] [from rāja > rāj] m. (for -riṣi) a royal Ṛṣi or saint, Ṛṣi of royal descent, that holy and superhuman personage which a k° or man of the military class may become by the performance of great austerities (e.g. Purū-ravas, Viśvā-mitra etc.; cf. devarṣi and brahma-rṣi), [???; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Kalyāṇa and of various authors, [Catalogue(s)]
Rājarṣi (राजर्षि):—(rṣiḥ) 2. m. A sage; kingly.
[Sanskrit to German]
Rājarṣi (राजर्षि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Rāesi.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Rājarṣi (राजर्षि):—(nm) a princely sage, seer born in a kshatriya family.
Rajsi in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) royal, regal, kingly, princely, befitting or becoming a king or prince; —[thata-bata] royal prank, regal grandeur and splendour..—rajsi (राजसी) is alternatively transliterated as Rājasī.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Rājaṛṣi (ರಾಜಋಷಿ):—[noun] a king who has the qualities of both a statesman and a sage.
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Rājarṣi (ರಾಜರ್ಷಿ):—[noun] a king who has the qualities of a statesman and a sage.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Rājariṣi (ராஜரிஷி) [rāja-riṣi] noun < rāja-ṛṣi. Royal sage; துறவுநிலையிலுள்ள அரசன். [thuravunilaiyilulla arasan.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Rājarṣi (राजर्षि):—n. 1. a royal seer or sage; 2. a saintly king; Mythol. king Janak;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rishi, Rajan, Raja.
Starts with: Rajarishitana, Rajarishitva.
Full-text (+115): Rajarshibhatta, Rajarshiloka, Prithvicandrarajarshi, Rajamuni, Kakshasena, Shatayupa, Krishnarajarshi, Paurava, Bhangasvana, Hotravahana, Rajarshin, Sindhukshit, Gaya, Purukutsa, Rishi, Sadyaska, Colukya, Devarshi, Janamejaya, Rajasi.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 720 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 2]
Page 720 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 2]
Page 720 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 2 - The Birth of Vishravas < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Chapter 90 - Ila regains her natural State < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Chapter 24 - The Combat opens between Rama and the Titans < [Book 3 - Aranya-kanda]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.2.15 < [Chapter 2 - The Great Festival of Śrī Girirāja]
Verse 1.4.66 < [Chapter 4 - Description of Questions About the Lord’s Appearance]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Kalidasa’s Ideal of Rajarishi < [December 1948]
The Raghuvamsa of Kalidasa < [January – March, 1978]
A Hindu King < [September-October 1931]
Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LVII < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Chapter LXXI < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
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