rāja—rṣi m. (for -riṣi) a royal Ṛṣi or saint, Ṛṣi of royal descent, that holy and superhuman personage which a king or man of the military class may become by the performance of great austerities (e.g. Purū-ravas, Viśvā-mitra &c.; cf. devarṣi and brahma-rṣi), [ŚrS.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
N. of a son of Kalyāṇa and of various authors, [Cat.]