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Definition of Maharishis
1. maharishi [n] - See also: maharishi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maharishis
Literary usage of Maharishis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Purānic by William Joseph Wilkins (1882)
"In his account of the creation, Manu mentions ten maharishis as having been
created by himself, one of whom is Bhrigu, who in his turn created seven other ..."
2. Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Himalayan Academy, Master Subramuniya (2003)
"The sect was said to have been founded by Lord Siva Himself, who imparted the
doctrines to certain maharishis. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Hindee Language by John Drew Bate (1875)
"... «ft-d, qv , 1, m. }'. a ray of light, a sunbeam : 2, m. л niggard, miser : 8, m.
pr. n. (1) of one of the ten maharishis or primeval sages and ..."
4. East and West: Being Papers Reprinted from the "Daily Telegraph" and Other by Edwin Arnold (1896)
"... of Alexander and Arrian—the maharishis and Mahatmas of Indian philosophy—meditated,
to depths of abstraction profounder perhaps than Plato or Descartes, ..."
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