Baby names of epic sages (Rāmāyaṇa & Mahābhārata)
12 names in our corpus exactly match a sage named in the Rāmāyaṇa or Mahābhārata.
- Agastya — sage: Supreme among sages (the Rāmāyaṇa, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Dattatreya — sage: A brahmana sage pleased by Kartavirya's worship and gift of all his riches (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Kavya — sage: Ancient teacher cited by Vidura (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Krisha — sage: A friend of Shringi and also a rishi's son (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Parijata — sage: Rishi who accompanied Narada to the Pandavas' sabha (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Shabari — sage: Mendicant firm in vows; served maharshis at Matanga's hermitage; collected forest fare for Rama from Pampa banks (the Rāmāyaṇa, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Soumya — sage: Rishi who accompanied Narada to the Pandavas' sabha (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Susama — sage: Bull among the Dhananjayas (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Vamadeva — sage: Bull among brahmanas, worshipped by Dasharatha for the preparation of Rama's installation (the Rāmāyaṇa, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Vasishtha — sage: Supreme among those who knew the Vedas; royal preceptor who made Rama and Sita observe their fasting vows (the Rāmāyaṇa, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Veda — sage: Third disciple of Ayoda-Dhoumya (the Mahābhārata, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))
- Vishvamitra — sage: Received the rishi title from Brahma; practiced austerities on the Koushiki banks for 1000 years (the Rāmāyaṇa, Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0))