The Sanskrit term Ṛṣisattama can be transliterated into English as Rsisattama or Rishisattama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (itihasa)

Ṛṣisattama (ऋषिसत्तम) refers to the “best of sages” and is used to describe Vasiṣṭha, according to the Mahābhārata verse 1.164.9-11.—Accordingly, “The Ikṣvāku kings conquered this world. Having obtained Vasiṣṭha, the best of sages (ṛṣisattama), as their excellent purohita, those kings performed sacrifices, O descendant of the Kurus. For that Brahmin sage officiated for all those great kings at their sacrifices, O best of the Pāṇḍavas, as Bṛhaspati did for the gods”.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṛṣisattama (ऋषिसत्तम):—[=ṛṣi-sattama] [from ṛṣi] m. the best or most excellent of the sages.

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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.

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Partial matches: Rishi, Sattama.

Full-text: Sattama.

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