भीष्म
Sanskrit
Etymology
From भी (bhī)
Adjective
भीष्म • (bhīṣma)
- terrible, dreadful.
Noun
भीष्म • (bhīṣma) n
- horror, horribleness.
Proper noun
भीष्म • (bhīṣma) m
- Bhishma : Name of a son of शांतनु and Ganga (in the great war of the Mahabharata he took the side of the sons of धृतराष्ट्र against the sons of पाण्डु, and was renowned for his continence, wisdom, bravery, and fidelity).
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “भीष्म”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0758.