Category: F

fzwi ¦ [cf. O. Pers. arstis; Zd. arsti.]

a hymn or Mantra composed by a Ṛṣi

fzwi—ma/t ¦ mfn. furnished with spears (as the Maruts), RV.

a saint or sanctified sage in general, an ascetic, anchorite (this is a later sense; sometimes three orders of these… read more fzi:- f/zi

the Ṛṣis were regarded by later generations as patriarchal sages or saints, occupying the same position in India history as… read more fzi:- f/zi

in astron. the seven Ṛṣis form the constellation of ‘the Great Bear’, RV. x, 82, 2; AV. vi, 40, 1;… read more fzi:- f/zi

fzwi/—vidyut ¦ (fzwi/°), mfn. glancing or glittering with swords (as the Maruts), RV. i, 168, 5; v, 52, 13.

a symbolical expression for the number seven

fzwi—zeRa ¦ m. N. of a man (cf. rizwi.)

an imaginary circle

fzwika ¦ m. pl. N. of a people, R.

a ray of light, L.

f/zi ¦ m. (√ fz Comm. on Uṇ. iv, 119; fzati jYAnena saMsAra-pAram, T.; perhaps fr. an obsolete √ fz… read more fzi:- f/zi

the moon

they are the authors or rather seers of the Vedic hymns i.e. according to orthodox Hindū ideas they are the… read more fzi:- f/zi

fzi—kalpa ¦ m. ‘almost a Ṛṣi’, ‘similar to a Ṛṣi’

in ŚBr. xiv, 5, 2, 6 their names are given as follows, Gotama, Bharadvāja, Viśvā-mitra, Jamadagni, Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, and Atri

fzi—kulyA ¦ f. ‘the river of the Ṛṣis’, a sacred river, N. of Sarasvatī (also denoting ‘the river of Ṛṣis… read more fzikulyA:- fzi—kulyA

fzi—tIrTa ¦ n. N. of a Tīrtha.

N. of a river, MBh.; VP.; MārkP. &c.

fzi—deSa ¦ m. the country inhabited by the Ṛṣis, Hcat.

N. of wk.

fzi—droRa ¦ m. N. of a place.

of a wife of Bhūman, BhP. v, 15, 5.

fzi—tva ¦ n. the state of a Ṛṣi, MBh.

fzi—kft ¦ mfn. causing to see (Sāy.), enlightening (said of Agni), RV. i, 31, 16

fzi—deva ¦ m. N. of a Buddha.

enlightening (the mind), inspiring (said of the Soma), RV. ix, 96, 18.

fzi—dvi/z ¦ mfn. hating the Ṛṣis, RV. i, 39, 10.

fzi—co/dana ¦ mfn. animating or inspiring the Ṛṣis, RV. viii, 51, 3.

fzi—patana ¦ m. N. of a forest near Benares, Lalit.

fzi—gaRa ¦ m. the company or number of sages, host of patriarchal sages.

fzi—paYcamI ¦ f. the fifth day in the light half of the month Bhādrapada.

fzi—giri ¦ m. N. of a mountain in Magadha, MBh.

fzi—gupta ¦ mfn. N. of a Buddha, Lalit.

fzi—cAndrAyaRa ¦ n. a particular observance or penance.

fzi—jANgalikI ¦ f. N. of a plant, L.

fzi—cCandas ¦ n. N. of particular metres, RPrāt.

fzi—tarpaRa ¦ n. a handful of water presented as libation to the Ṛṣis, T.

cf. Mn. ii, 176