Etymology

maharishi

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Today it means: A teacher of Hindu mysticism. Full definition →

Sanskrit महर्षि
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromमहर्षि“great seer”
  2. English todaymaharishi

From Sanskrit महर्षि (maharṣi, “great seer”) from महा (mahā, “great”) + ऋषि (ṛṣi, “saint, seer”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.