rishi

noun

1. A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character.

   “The rishi asked one unfathomable question after another, until both he and his audience were reduced to the silence of unknowing.”

2. A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India's history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men.

   “In the beginning Max had no idea she was even a film actress, this girl with the skin the colour of scorched earth, the well-concealed body and the demure manner of a disciple walking in the footsteps of a great rishi.”

name

1. A South Asian male given name from Sanskrit.
2. A South Asian surname from Sanskrit