Crossword-Solution: RISHI
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| Word | Anagrams | |
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| RISHI | anagram | IRISH, SIRIH |
We have 12 clues for the answer “RISHI”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Cabinet minister's first name, meaning 'wise man' | 1 answer |
| Hindu sage or poet | 1 answer |
| Indian seer or sage | 1 answer |
| Sage of India | 1 answer |
| Sunak of British politics | 1 answer |
| Vedic hymn composer | 1 answer |
| sage Hindu aphorism | 1 answer |
| Wise fellow – or prime minister until 2024 | 1 answer |
| sage Hindu | 2 answers |
| HINDU poet | 3 answers |
| Hindu Sage | 5 answers |
| Sage | 72 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETEAR
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with RISHI (5)
The Sanskrit name means “the city of humpbacked maidens;” with reference to the legend of the hundred daughters of king Brahma-datta, who were made deformed by the curse of the rishi Maha-vriksha, whose overtures they had refused.
Rather more than ten le to the north-east of the city, he found the vihâra in the park of “The rishi’s Deer-wild.”(4) In this park there formerly resided a Pratyeka Buddha,(5) with whom the deer were regularly in the habit of stopping for the night.
There is thus nothing to bar the conjecture that the exogamous gotras of the whole Brahmans were once a form of totem-kindred, which (like aspiring non-Aryan stocks at the present day) dropped the totem-name and renamed the septs from some eponymous hero, medicine-man, or Rishi.
The most antique legends were probably omitted or softened by some early Vedic bard (Rishi) of noble genius, or again impure myths were brought from the obscurity of oral circulation and foisted into literature by some poet less divinely inspired.
But the topic with which the Vedânta-texts are concerned is hard to understand, and hence, when a conflict arises between those texts and a Smriti propounded by some great Rishi, the matter does not admit of immediate decisive settlement: it is not therefore unreasonable to undertake to prove by Smriti that Scripture does not set forth a certain doctrine.
Quotes with RISHI (3)
The Himalaya (hɪmalɶyɶ) does not make Rishis, the Rishis make the Himalaya (hɪmalɶyɶ) to be what it is. A Rishi is a beacon of light that expands and clarifies the stretches of vision of all those that connect with her/him here and now. It is like taking a candle into a dark room, and everything in the room is visible. As a natural and spontaneous consequence, the door leading to the open light filled outdoors becomes visible to you. You can now naturally and spontaneously st…
When the finally pulled apart, Rishi's mouth tingling still, Dimple smiled shyly and looked down at their hands, entwined between them on the bench. "So," she said softly. "That was unexpected." He leaned over and kissed her forehead, like it was the most natural thing to do. Was this going to be their thing now, casual kissing? He hoped so. "Unexpected but awesome." Rishi paused. "Right?" She laughed and looked up at him. "Definitely." He grinned, his heart soaked in happy.
I am an Air Force brat who grew up at various Air Force bases. I changed six schools in about five years and got stability for the first time when I was sent to a boarding school, Rishi Valley. I lived outside of a cantonment-style living and was among an eclectic mix of kids and got exposed to books and other things.
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Appears in: NYT, USA TODAY.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1988–2024).