आर्ष [ ārṣa ] [ ārṣa ] m. f. n. relating or belonging to or derived from Ṛishis (i.e. the poets of the Vedic and other old hymns) , archaistic Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

[ ārṣa ] m. a form of marriage derived from the Ṛishis (the father of the bride receiving one or two pairs of kine from the bridegroom) Lit. ĀśvGṛ. i , 6 , 4 Lit. Mn. iii , 21 Lit. Yājñ. i , 58 ( cf. [ vivāha ] )

[ ārṣī ] f. a wife married by the above form of marriage Lit. Vishṇus. xxiv , 31

[ ārṣa ] n. the speech of a Ṛishi , the holy text , the Vedas Lit. Nir. Lit. RPrāt. Lit. Mn.

sacred descent Comm. on Lit. Lāṭy. Lit. Yājñ.

the derivation (of a poem) from a Ṛishi author.