maharśi | महर्शि | maharzi

maha—rśi | मह—र्शि | m. a great Ṛṣi, any great sage or saint (accord. to Mn. i, 34 ten Maharṣis were created by Manu Svāyambhuva, viz. Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Pracetas, Vasiṣṭha, Bhṛgu, Nārada, also called the 10 Prajāpatis, q.v.; some restrict the number to 7, and some add Dakṣa, Dharma, Gautama, Kaṇva, Vālmīki, Vyāsa, Manu, Vibhāṇḍaka &c.), Mn.; MBh. &c. (IW. 206 n. 1)
N. of Śiva, Śivag.
of Buddha, L.
of a poet, Cat.

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