Risha, Risa, Riśa, Riṣa, Ṛṣā, Rsha: 14 definitions
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Risha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Riśa and Riṣa and Ṛṣā can be transliterated into English as Risa or Risha or Rsa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ṛṣā (ऋषा).—A daughter of Krodhavaśā, and a wife of Pulaha. Had five daughters after whom came the maina gaṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 172 & 413; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 289-291.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
rīsa (रीस).—m n (ṛkṣa S through H) A bear. 2 A term for a dirty or lazy fellow.
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rīsa (रीस).—f (rōṣa S through H) Offence, huff, displeasure conceived. 4 Disgust, aversion.
rīsa (रीस).—m n A bear. A term for a dirty fellow. f Offence; disgust.
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
Riśa (रिश).—A foe.
Derivable forms: riśaḥ (रिशः).
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Riṣa (रिष).—a. Injuring, destroying.
Riśā (रिशा).—[feminine] a cert. animal (tearer).
1) Ṛśa (ऋश):—m. the male of a species of antelope = the next, [Atharva-veda iv, 4, 7.]
2) Riśa (रिश):—[from riś] mfn. tearing
3) [v.s. ...] m. an injurer, enemy (cf. riśādas)
4) Riśā (रिशा):—[from riśa > riś] f. Name of a [particular] small animal, [Atharva-veda]
5) Riṣa (रिष):—[from riṣ] See naghā-riṣa.
Ṛṣa (ऋष):—arṣati 1. a. To take, choose.
Ṛśa (ऋश):—so. v. a. ṛśya [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4, 4, 7.] — Vgl. ārśa .
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Riśā (रिशा):—
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Riṣa (रिष):—(von riṣ) adj. in naghā .
Ṛśa (ऋश):——
1) m. = ṛśya
1) [Atharvaveda] —
2) *f. ī das Weibchen des Ṛcya gaṇa gaurādi.
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Riśā (रिशा):—f. die Rupfende , Zerrende als Bez. eines best. Thierchens.
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Riṣa (रिष):—in naghāriṣa.
Rṣa (र्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āmosa.
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
Risa (रिस) [Also spelled ris]:—(nf) anger, wrath; —[karanā] to be angry/enraged; —[māranā] to subdue anger.
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Nepali dictionary
Risa (रिस):—n. 1. anger; fury; rage; indignation; wrath; 2. envy; jealousy;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
risa (ရိသ)—
[risa]
[ရိသဓာတ်]
[Pali to Burmese]
risa—
(Burmese text): ရိသသဒ္ဒါ။
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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