maha—rṣi m. a great Ṛṣi, any great sage or saint (accord. to [Mn. i, 34] ten Maharṣis were created by Manu Svāyambhuva, viz. Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Pracetas, Vasiṣṭha, Bhṛgu, Nārada, also called the 10 Prajāpatis, q.v.; some restrict the number to 7, and some add Dakṣa, Dharma, Gautama, Kaṇva, Vālmīki, Vyāsa, Manu, Vibhāṇḍaka &c.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. ([IW. 206 n. 1])
N. of Śiva, [Śivag.]
of Buddha, [L.]
of a poet, [Cat.]