Rishti, Ṛṣṭi, Riṣṭi: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Rishti means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Ṛṣṭi and Riṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Rsti or Rishti or Risti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि) refers to “double-edged swords”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.7 (“Commencement of the War”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] The backs of some were torn with javelins and goads. Several heads chopped off by double-edged swords (ṛṣṭi) fell on the ground. Hundreds of headless, limbless trunks were seen dancing and bouncing with arrows sticking to their hands. Blood flowed like streams in hundreds of places. Hundreds of ghosts and goblins flocked there. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि) refers to one of the various Grahas and Mahāgrahas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Ṛṣṭi).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि).—m. f. [ṛṣ-karaṇe-ktin]
1) A double-edged sword. Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.194.7.
2) A sword (in general). Bhāg. 8.1.36.
3) Any weapon (as a spear or lance &c).
4) A kind of musical instrument; सतालवीणामुरजर्ष्टिवेणुभिः (satālavīṇāmurajarṣṭiveṇubhiḥ) Bhāgavata 3.15.21.
Derivable forms: ṛṣṭiḥ (ऋष्टिः).
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Riṣṭi (रिष्टि).—f. [riṣeḥ tiḥ Uṇādi-sūtra 4.191] See रिष्टम् (riṣṭam) above; Bri. Up.1.4.16. -m. A sword.
Derivable forms: riṣṭiḥ (रिष्टिः).
Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि).—f.
(-ṣṭiḥ) A sword. E. ṛṣ to go, affix ktin.
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Riṣṭi (रिष्टि).—m.
(-ṣṭiḥ) A sword. f.
(-ṣṭiḥ) Prosperity, good fortune. E. riṣ to hurt, aff. ktin .
Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि).—i. e. ṛṣ + ti, f. 1. A spear,
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Riṣṭi (रिष्टि).—I. f. m. A sword (cf. ṛṣṭi). Ii. riṣ + ti, f. Bad luck.
Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि).—[feminine] spear.
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Riṣṭi (रिष्टि).—[feminine] bad luck, failure, misfortune.
1) Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि):—[from ṛṣ] a f. a spear, lance, sword, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda iv, 37, 8; 9; viii, 3, 7;]
2) [v.s. ...] cf. O. [Persian] arstis; [Zend] arsti.
3) b See under √2. ṛṣ, p.226.
4) Riṣṭi (रिष्टि):—[from riṣ] f. injury, damage, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] failure, miscarriage, bad luck, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
6) [v.s. ...] m. = ṛṣṭi, a sword, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि):—(ṣṭiḥ) 2. f. A sword.
2) Riṣṭi (रिष्टि):—(ṣṭiḥ) 2. m. A sword. f. Prosperity, good fortune.
Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि):—
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Riṣṭi (रिष्टि):—1. (von 1. riṣ) f. Schaden; das Fehlschlagen; = aśubha [Medinīkoṣa ṭ. 26.] nārti.na riṣṭiḥ [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 2, 1, 11, 1.] yajñasya [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 5, 33.] tasya ha na kācana riṣṭirbhavati dem misslingt Nichts [7, 20.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 12, 4, 1, 3. 4, 6.] grahā riṣṭisūcakāḥ [SAṂSKĀRAT. im Śabdakalpadruma] u. vilagna. iṣu Fehlgehen des Pfeils als Name eines Sāman [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 22, 10, 23.] ariṣṭyāmaya eine nicht durch äussere Verletzung entstandene Krankheit [20, 3, 16.]
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Riṣṭi (रिष्टि):—2. m. = ṛṣṭi Schwert [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 57.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 782.] [Medinīkoṣa ṭ. 26.] [Halāyudha 2, 317.] = śastrabheda [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि):—f. —
1) Speer. —
2) *Schwert.
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Riṣṭi (रिष्टि):—1. f. Schaden ; das Misslingen , Fehlschlagen.
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Riṣṭi (रिष्टि):—2. m. = ṛṣṭi Schwert. Diese Bed. soll das Wort in ariṣṭyāmaya (Nachtr.
5) nach dem Comm. haben.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ṛṣṭi (ಋಷ್ಟಿ):—[noun] a hand-held, long weapon with sharp-edged blade on one or both sides, and sharp point; a sword; a scimitar.
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Riṣṭi (ರಿಷ್ಟಿ):—
1) [noun] = ರಿಷ್ಟ - [rishta -] 1.
2) [noun] a usu. curved, long hand-weapon, with a sharp blade and a pointed end, set in a hilt; a sword.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Ṛṣṭi (ऋष्टि):—n. 1. double-edged sword; 2. any weapon in general;
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.
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