As a deity name
Name 719 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
सप्तर्षि · noun · masculine
सात ऋषियों का समूह या मंडल · उत्तर दिशा में स्थित सात तारों का समूह जो ध्रुव के चारो ओर फिरता दिखाई पड़ता है — Śabdasāgara
सप्तर्षि · saptarshi · s.m.
= sapta-r̤ishi, q.v.s.v. sapta — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 634
सप्तर्षि · masculine
Ursa Major
सप्तर्षि · masculine
Saptarishi (the seven rishis mentioned in Vedas)
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi सप्तर्षि — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit सप्तर्षि (saptarṣi).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
sapta—rṣi m pl.. (˚ta-ṛṣi) the 7 Ṛṣis q.v.
(in astron.) the 7 stars of the constellation Ursa Major (-pūtā dik, ‘the northern quarter of the sky’)
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the 7 stars of the constellation Ursa Major (-pūtā dik, ‘the northern quarter of the sky’)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "saptarṣi" is the vocative of "saptaṛṣi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
sapta—rṣi m pl.. (˚ta-ṛṣi) the 7 Ṛṣis q.v.
(in astron.) the 7 stars of the constellation Ursa Major (-pūtā dik, ‘the northern quarter of the sky’)
sg. one of the 7 Ṛṣis, MBh.
saptarṣi m. plu. (-rṣayaḥ) The constellation Ursa Major, the seven stars of which are the seven great saints, MARĪCI, ATRI, AṄGIRAS, PULASTYA, PULAHA, KRATU, and VASIṢṬHA. E. sapta seven, and ṛṣi a sage.
sapta—ṛṣi m. pl. = saptarṣi, RV.; ŚBr. &c.
N. of the authors of the hymn, RV. ix, 107; Anukr.
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