सप्तर्षि

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  Saptarshi. The seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature. The Mahābhārata acknowledges the names of seven rishis as: Marīci, Atri, Aṅgirā, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Pulastya and Kaśyapa. According to Śatapatha Brāhmaṇam and Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad the names of seven sages are: Gautama, Bharadvāja, Viśvāmitra, Jamadagni, Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa and Atri. The Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda in the Sandhyā-vandana Mantras has it as: Aṅgirā, Atri, Bhṛgu, Gautama, Kaśyapa, Kutsa and Vasiṣṭha.
 * 2)  the main seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major/Great Bear. Also known as Big Dipper (US) / Plough (UK).