Rajarishi, Rājaṛṣ, 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 Rājaṛṣ 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)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationᲹṣi (राजर्ष�) 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., Ჹṣi], kings, with their friends, ministers, armies etc, Vasus and other chief Gaṇadevatas—all of them were invited by him in the sacrifice�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRājaṛṣ (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 (पुरा�, 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 geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryᲹṣi.�(EI 22), a sage-like king. Note: Ჹṣi 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
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryᲹṣi (राजर्ष�).—m S A person of the military or regal tribe that has, by the practice of religious austerities, exalted himself into a ṛṣ 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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRājṣi (राज्षि).�(Ჹṛṣ� or [Ჹṣiḥ]) 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, जन�, विश्वामित्� (purūravas, janaka, viśvāmitra).
Derivable forms: ṣi� (राज्षि�).
Rājṣi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms Ჹ and ṛṣ (ऋष�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹṣi (राजर्ष�).—m.
(-ṣi�) 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. Ჹ king, and ṛṣ a saint.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹṣi (राजर्ष�).—see ṛṣ.
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Ჹṣi (राजर्ष�).—m. a prince who has adopted a life of devotion, as Viśvāmitra, Vp. 284;
Ჹṣi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms Ჹ and ṛṣ (ऋष�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹṣi (राजर्ष�).—[masculine] a royal sage.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Rājaṛṣ (राजऋषि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Ჹṣi.
2) Ჹṣi (राजर्ष�):—son of Kalyāṇa: Camatkāracintāmaṇi. Daśācintāmaṇi. Seems to have been composed in 1634. Yoginīdaśādhyāya.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ჹṣi (राजर्ष�):—[=Ჹ-ṛṣ] [from Ჹ > rāj] = -ṣi, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [=Ჹ-ṣi] [from Ჹ > rāj] m. (for -ṣi) 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. 𱹲ṣi and brahma-ṣi), [???; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Kalyāṇa and of various authors, [Catalogue(s)]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹṣi (राजर्ष�):�(ṣi�) 2. m. A sage; kingly.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ჹṣi (राजर्ष�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: .
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryᲹṣi (राजर्ष�):�(nm) a princely sage, seer born in a kshatriya family.
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryRajsi 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRājaṛṣ (ರಾಜಋಷಿ):—[noun] a king who has the qualities of both a statesman and a sage.
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Ჹṣi (ರಾಜರ್ಷ�):—[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
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconRājariṣi (ராஜரிஷ�) [Ჹ-ṣi] noun < Ჹ-ṛṣ. Royal sage; துறவுநிலையிலுள்ள அரசன�. [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
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryᲹṣi (राजर्ष�):—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.
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Partial matches: Rishi, Rajan, Raja.
Starts with: Rajarishitana, Rajarishitva.
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