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Maharishi ( Sanskrit , m., महर्षि, maharṣi <mahā + ṛṣi) is the name of a spiritual dignitary in India .
Maha means something like “great” or “significant”, Rishi means “seer” and “wise”; in German one would call a Maharishi a "great sage".