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Vasishtha
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Vishvamitra
Vishvamitra (विश्वामित्र, ) is one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient India. He is one of the seven Brahmarshi. According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mantra (3.62.10). The Puranas mention that only 24 rishis since antiquity have understood the whole meaning of —and thus wielded the whole power of — the Gayatri Mantra. Vishvamitra is supposed to have been the first, and Yajnavalkya the last.
Indian martial arts
Indian martial arts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent. A variety of terms are used for the English phrases "Indian martial arts", deriving from ancient sources. While they may seem to imply specific disciplines (e.g. archery, armed combat), by Classical times they were used generically for all fighting systems. Among the most common terms today, śastra-vidyā, is a compound of the words (weapon) and (knowledge).
Rig-Véda
thumb|Manuscrit du Rig-Véda en devanāgarī (début du ). Le Rig-Veda ou Ṛgveda (devanāgarī : sa, en IAST Ṛgveda) est une collection d'hymnes (sūkta) sacrés ou encore d'hymnes de louanges de l'Inde antique composés en sanskrit védique. Il fait partie des quatre grands textes canoniques (Śruti) de l'hindouisme qui sont connus sous le nom de Veda. C'est l'un des plus anciens textes existant en langue indo-européenne. Sa composition remonte entre 1500 et 900 selon les indologues, les philologues et les linguistes.
Rāma
Rāma (रामा) ou Rām (राम, en devanāgarī), ou encore Irāmar (இராமர்) est un roi véritable ou mythique de l'Inde antique, dont la vie et les exploits héroïques sont relatés dans le Rāmāyaṇa, une des deux épopées majeures de l'Inde, écrites en sanskrit. Des données astronomiques extraites du poème épique permettraient de dater son règne approximativement au La tradition hindouiste prétend qu'il aurait apporté le bonheur et la paix durant le Trêta-Yuga.
Kashyapa (hindouisme)
Kashyapa (, ) is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the Rigveda. Kashyapa is the most ancient and venerated rishi, along with the other Saptarishis, listed in the colophon verse in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. Kashyapa is an ancient name, referring to many different personalities in the ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts. The place Kashmir is named after him, as well as numerous other Sanskrit texts and Indian scriptures. Kashyapa means "turtle" in Sanskrit.
Saptarshi
The Saptarshi (सप्तर्षि) are the seven Brahmins of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature. The Vedic Samhitas never enumerate these rishis by name, although later Vedic texts such as the Brahmanas and Upanisads do so. An early prototype of the "Saptarishi" concept may stem from the six families associated with the six "Family Books" in the Rigveda Samhita (Mandalas 2–7 in ascending order: Gṛtsamāda, Viśvāmitra, Vāmadeva, Atri, Bhardwaja, Vasiṣṭha).
Agni (dieu)
vignette|Sculpture de Agni au Temple de Surya à Modhera Agni (sanskrit en devanagari : अग्नि) est l'une des principales puissances agissantes numineuses du védisme, seigneur du feu sacrificiel et du foyer. Dans la littérature védique, Agni est un dieu majeur souvent invoqué avec Indra et Soma. Agni est considéré comme la bouche des dieux et des déesses et le support qui leur transmet les offrandes dans un homa (rituel votif). Dans l'hindouisme, Agni est un des dieux principaux, que l'iconographie représente chevauchant un bélier.
Atri
Atri (अत्रि) or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous hymns to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the one most mentioned in its scripture Rigveda. The fifth Mandala (Book 5) of the Rigveda is called the Atri Mandala in his honour, and the eighty seven hymns in it are attributed to him and his descendants. Atri is also mentioned in the Puranas and the Hindu epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Brahmā
Brahmā (devanāgarī : ब्रह्मा) est le dieu créateur-démiurge de l'hindouisme, , la trinité des déités hindoues majeures. Les autres membres sont Vishnou et Shiva. Sarasvatī est sa shakti, son énergie, son épouse. Sa monture vāhana est un hamsa, une oie ou un cygne. Sa couleur est le rouge. Il n'est pas mentionné dans les Veda, mais seulement à partir des Brāhmaṇa, et il est très présent dans le Mahābhārata, le Rāmāyaṇa et les Purāṇa. C'est une personnification de la notion abstraite de brahman.
Marichi
Marichi (Marīci) or Mareechi or Marishi is the mind-born son of Brahma, and one of the Saptarishi in Hindu mythology. He is also the father of Kashyapa, and the grandfather of the devas and the asuras. In Jainism, he is referred to as one of the previous reincarnations of the 24th Tirthankara, Mahavira. Saptarishi, a Sanskrit dvigu meaning "seven sages" are the seven rishis who are extolled at many places in the Vedas and Hindu literature. The Vedic Samhitas never enumerate these rishis by name, though later Vedic texts such as the Brahmanas and Upanishads do so.