fzi
f/zi m. (√ 2. fz Comm. on Uṇ. iv, 119 ; fzati jYAnena saMsAra-pAram , T. ; perhaps fr. an obsolete √ fz for √ dfS , ‘to see ?’, cf. fzi-kft ), a singer of sacred hymns, an inspired poet or sage, any person who alone or with others invokes the deities in rhythmical speech or song of a sacred character ( e.g. the ancient hymn-singers Kutsa , Atri , Rebha , Agastya , Kuśika , Vasiṣṭha , Vy-aśva ), RV. ; AV. ; VS. &c.