Mrisha, ṛṣ: 21 definitions
Introduction:
Mrisha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 term ṛṣ can be transliterated into English as Mrsa or Mrisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mrasha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaṛṣ (मृषा).—Wife of Adharma. Adharma begot of ṛṣ two children named Dambha and Māyā. (4th Skandha, Bhāgavata).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṛṣ (मृषा) refers to “false (words)�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.8.—Accordingly, Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“On hearing your words the couple thought them true. Both Menā and Himavat were much distressed. O sage, on hearing your words, and inferring that indications referred to Śiva, Pārvatī’s joy knew no bounds. Convinced that Nārada’s words could not be false [i.e., ṛṣ], Śivā turned her mind and love to Śiva’s feet. The lord of mountains who was very much grieved in mind spoke to you, ‘O Nārada, O sage, what is the way out? What shall I do? A great misery has befallen us�. On hearing that, O sage, you who are eloquent in speech, delighted Himavat by your sweet words of auspicious import and spoke to console him�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexṛṣ (मृषा).—The wife of Adharma, mother of Dambha and Māyā, who were adopted by Nirṛti.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 8. 2.

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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gitaṛṣ (मृषा) refers to the “unreality� (of the universe), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] So now abandoning the body and everything else, by some good fortune or other my true self becomes apparent. [...] Knowledge, what is to be known, and the knower—these three do not exist in reality. I am the spotless reality in which they appear because of ignorance. Truly dualism is the root of suffering. There is no other remedy for it than the realization that all this that we see is unreal (ṛṣ), and that I am the one stainless reality, consisting of consciousness [dṛśyametanṛṣ sarvameko'ha� cidraso'mala�]. [...]�.

Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastraṛṣ (मृषा) refers to “falsehood�, according Mahāñpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXIV).—Accordingly, “there are three kinds of honors (ū): i) One is respected (ٰṛt) by people as a result of merit (ṇy) acquired in the course of previous existences (ūᲹԳ); ii) One is respected by people as a result of qualities (ṇa) of which one has given evidence in the present lifetime (ihajanman) in practicing morality (śī), rapture (Բ) and wisdom (ñ); iii) By falsehood (ṛṣ) and deception (vipralambha) one can have no virtue inwardly and outwardly seem quite white: one wins honors by deceiving one’s contemporaries�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prañpāramitā ūٰ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Sydney eScholarship Repository: A Study of the Karma Chapter of the Abhidharmakośa Commentariesṛṣ (मृषा) or ṛṣvaca refers to “lying�.—The Eighth Karmapa remarks that the ‘words of a lie [become a lie] when a [person] speaks them after having different thought from the sense and [when they are] understood fully [by the listener]�. [...]

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 (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṛṣ (मृषा).—a S False, untrue, unreal. Ex. ṛṣ lōka- vāṇ� ṛṣ artha ticā. 2 as ad Falsely. 3 Uselessly, unproductively.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṛṣ (मृषा).�a False, untrue. ad Falsely. Uselessly.
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 dictionaryṛṣ (मृषा).�ind.
1) Falsely, wrongly, untruly, lyingly; यद� वक्त्र� मुहुरीक्षस� � धनिनां ब्रूषे � चाटु� मृषा (yad vaktra� muhurīkṣase na dhaninā� brūṣe na cāṭu� ṛṣ) ṛh 3.147; मृषा- भाषासिन्धो (ṛṣ- bhāṣāsindho) Bv.2.21.
2) In vain, to no purpose, uselessly.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryṛṣ (मृ�).�(m. or nt.; otherwise only adv. ṛṣ, and Pali-Prakrit musā), falsehood, lying: ṛṣeṇa codayet ṇḍī첹 326.6 (verse), should accuse of lying; ṛṣa� bhaṇe Ѳ屹ٳ i.356.7.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣ (मृषा).—Ind. 1. Falsely. 2. Uselessly, in vain. E. ṛṣ to bear, with , aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣ (मृषा).� (an old instr. sing. of 1. ṛṣ + a, properly, ‘With pardon,� ‘I beg your pardon�), adv. 1. Falsely, [Բśٰ] 3, 53. 2. Uselessly.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣ (मृषा).—[adverb] in vain, uselessly, wrongly, falsely. With man or ñ not believe, [with] � feign.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛṣ (मृषा):—[from ṛṣ] ind. in vain, uselessly, to no purpose, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] wrongly, falsely, feignedly, lyingly, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc. (with ��, to feign; with �ñ or man, to consider false or untrue; ṛṣaiva tat, that is wrong; varanīyam ṛṣ budhai�, untruthfulness is to be avoided by the wise)
3) [v.s. ...] ‘Untruth� personified as the wife of A-dharma, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣ (मृषा):�adv. Falsely; in vain.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṛṣ (मृषा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ѳܲ.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (saṃsṛtam), 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 dictionaryṛṣ (मृषा) [Also spelled mrasha]:�(a) false, untrue; (adv) falsely; uselessly; in vain; —[ñna] illusion, false knowledge; ~[tva] falseness; untruth; ~[ṣ�/ī] a liar.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṛṣ (ಮೃ�):—[noun] = ಮೃಷೆ - [mrishe -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṛṣ (मृषा):—adj. false; untrue; illusory; adv. in vain; falsely;
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)
Starts with (+7): Mrishabhashin, Mrishadana, Mrishadhyanin, Mrishadhyayin, Mrishadrishti, Mrishajnana, Mrishakhana, Mrishalaka, Mrishanamda, Mrishanandi, Mrishanushasin, Mrishartha, Mrisharthaka, Mrishasakshin, Mrishatva, Mrishavac, Mrishavaca, Mrishavacana, Mrishavada, Mrishavadika.
Full-text (+71): Mrishavada, Amrisha, Mrishodya, Mrishavadin, Mrisharthaka, Mrishabhashin, Mrishajnana, Mrishadhyayin, Mrishadrishti, Mrishadana, Mrishatva, Mrishavacana, Mrishavac, Vimrisha, Pramrisha, Mrishasakshin, Mrishadhyanin, Mrishavaca, Shakamrisha, Mridha.
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Search found 57 books and stories containing Mrisha, ṛṣ, Mrsa, ṛṣ; (plurals include: Mrishas, ṛṣs, Mrsas, ṛṣs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 2.13.11-14 < [Chapter 13 - The Story of Śeṣa]
Verse 4.6.17 < [Chapter 6 - The Story of the Ayodhyā Women]
Verse 4.6.21 < [Chapter 6 - The Story of the Ayodhyā Women]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Mrsa � a superbug < [2015: Volume 4, August issue 8]
Methicilin resistant staphylococcus aureus in clinical samples and fomites < [2018: Volume 7, December issue 19]
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus < [2017: Volume 6, November issue 14]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Chapter 6: On language < [Book 2]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.179.3 < [Sukta 179]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.182 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.7.93 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Dissemination of MRSA in Malaysian Hospitals: A Molecular Review < [v.30(2): 1�184 2023 Apr]
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