सप्तर्षि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सप्तर्षि (saptarṣi).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /səp.t̪əɾ.ʂiː/, [sɐp.t̪ɐɾ.ʃiː]

Proper noun

सप्तर्षि • (saptarṣi) m

(astronomy) Ursa Major
(Hinduism) Saptarishi (the seven rishis mentioned in Vedas)

Declension

Declension of *सप्तर्षि* (masc i-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	सप्तर्षि saptarṣi	सप्तर्षि saptarṣi
oblique	सप्तर्षि saptarṣi	सप्तर्षियों saptarṣiyõ
vocative	सप्तर्षि saptarṣi	सप्तर्षियो saptarṣiyo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “सप्तर्षि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4951

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

সপ্তৰ্ষি (Assamese script)
ᬲᬧ᭄ᬢᬃᬱᬶ (Balinese script)
সপ্তর্ষি (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰢𑰿𑰝𑰨𑰿𑰬𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀢𑀭𑁆𑀱𑀺 (Brahmi script)
သပ္တရ္ၑိ (Burmese script)
સપ્તર્ષિ (Gujarati script)
ਸਪ੍ਤਰ੍ਸ਼ਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦱꦥ꧀ꦠꦂꦰꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂣𑂹𑂞𑂩𑂹𑂭𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ಸಪ್ತರ್ಷಿ (Kannada script)
សប្តឞ៌ិ (Khmer script)
ສປ຺ຕຣ຺ຩິ (Lao script)
സപ്തര്ഷി (Malayalam script)
ᠰᠠᢒᢠᠠᡵᢢᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘢𑘿𑘝𑘨𑘿𑘬𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠰᠠᢒᢐᠠᠷᢔᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧂𑧠𑦽𑧈𑧠𑧌𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑐥𑑂𑐟𑐬𑑂𑐲𑐶 (Newa script)
ସପ୍ତର୍ଷି (Odia script)
ꢱꢦ꣄ꢡꢬ꣄ꢰꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆥𑇀𑆠𑆫𑇀𑆰𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖢𑖿𑖝𑖨𑖿𑖬𑖰 (Siddham script)
සප‍්තර්‍ෂි (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑩰 𑪙𑩫𑩼 𑪙𑪀𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚞𑚶𑚙𑚤𑚶𑚮 (Takri script)
ஸப்தர்ஷி (Tamil script)
సప్తర్షి (Telugu script)
สปฺตรฺษิ (Thai script)
ས་པྟ་རྵི (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑒣𑓂𑒞𑒩𑓂𑒭𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨞𑩇𑨙𑨫𑩇𑨯𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of सप्त (saptá, “seven”) +‎ ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi, “sage”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐp.tɐɾ.ʂí/, [sɐp̚.tɐɾ.ʂí]
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐp.t̪ɐɾ.ʂi/, [s̪ɐp̚.t̪ɐɾ.ʂi]

Noun

स॒प्त॒र्षि • (saptarṣí) stem, m

(Hinduism, in the plural) Saptarshi. The seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature. They also authored the hymns of sūkta 107 from the ninth book of Ṛgveda.
The Mahābhārata acknowledges the names of seven rishis as: Marīci, Atri, Aṅgirā, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Pulastya and Kaśyapa.
According to Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa and Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad the names of seven sages are: Gautama, Bharadvāja, Viśvāmitra, Jamadagni, Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa and Atri.
The Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda in the Sandhyāvandanam has it as: Aṅgirā, Atri, Bhṛgu, Gautama, Kaśyapa, Kutsa and Vasiṣṭha.
(in the singular) one of the Saptarshi
(astronomy, in the plural) the main seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major/Great Bear. Also known as Big Dipper (US) / Plough (UK).

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of स॒प्त॒र्षि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	स॒प्त॒र्षिः (saptarṣíḥ)	स॒प्त॒र्षी (saptarṣī́)	स॒प्त॒र्षयः॑ (saptarṣáyaḥ)
accusative	स॒प्त॒र्षिम् (saptarṣím)	स॒प्त॒र्षी (saptarṣī́)	स॒प्त॒र्षीन् (saptarṣī́n)
instrumental	स॒प्त॒र्षिणा॑ (saptarṣíṇā) स॒प्त॒र्ष्या¹ (saptarṣyā́¹)	स॒प्त॒र्षिभ्या॑म् (saptarṣíbhyām)	स॒प्त॒र्षिभिः॑ (saptarṣíbhiḥ)
dative	स॒प्त॒र्षये॑ (saptarṣáye)	स॒प्त॒र्षिभ्या॑म् (saptarṣíbhyām)	स॒प्त॒र्षिभ्यः॑ (saptarṣíbhyaḥ)
ablative	स॒प्त॒र्षेः (saptarṣéḥ)	स॒प्त॒र्षिभ्या॑म् (saptarṣíbhyām)	स॒प्त॒र्षिभ्यः॑ (saptarṣíbhyaḥ)
genitive	स॒प्त॒र्षेः (saptarṣéḥ)	स॒प्त॒र्ष्योः (saptarṣyóḥ)	स॒प्त॒र्षी॒णाम् (saptarṣīṇā́m)
locative	स॒प्त॒र्षौ (saptarṣáu) स॒प्त॒र्षा¹ (saptarṣā́¹)	स॒प्त॒र्ष्योः (saptarṣyóḥ)	स॒प्त॒र्षिषु॑ (saptarṣíṣu)
vocative	सप्त॑र्षे (sáptarṣe)	सप्त॑र्षी (sáptarṣī)	सप्त॑र्षयः (sáptarṣayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Bengali: সপ্তর্ষি (śoptorśi) (learned)
→ Hindi: सप्तर्षि (saptarṣi) (learned)
→ Malayalam: സപ്തർഷികൾ (saptaṟṣikaḷ) (learned)
→ Marathi: सप्तर्षी (saptarṣī) (learned)
→ Odia: ସପ୍ତର୍ଷି (saptarṣi) (learned)
→ Punjabi: ਸਪਤਰਿਸ਼ੀ (saptariśī) (learned)
→ Tamil: சப்தரிஷி (captariṣi) (learned)
→ Telugu: సప్తర్షులు (saptarṣulu) (learned)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “सप्तर्षि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1150, column 1.