भीम

See also: भूमि

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bhīma (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• ভীম (Bengali script)
• භීම (Sinhalese script)
• ဘီမ or ဘဳမ or ꧤီမ (Burmese script)
• ภีม or ภีมะ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩦᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠີມ or ຠີມະ (Lao script)
• ភីម (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄩𑄟 (Chakma script)

Adjective

भीम

1. Devanagari script form of bhīma

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভীম (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬷᬫ (Balinese script)
• ভীম (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰱𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• ဘီမ (Burmese script)
• ભીમ (Gujarati script)
• ਭੀਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍀𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦷꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂲𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ಭೀಮ (Kannada script)
• ភីម (Khmer script)
• ຠີມ (Lao script)
• ഭീമ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡳᡳᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘲𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠢᠢᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧓𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐷𑐩 (Newa script)
• ଭୀମ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢷꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆵𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖱𑖦 (Siddham script)
• භීම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩑𑩛𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚯𑚢 (Takri script)
• பீ⁴ம (Tamil script)
• భీమ (Telugu script)
• ภีม (Thai script)
• བྷཱི་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒲𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨁𑨊𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰih₂-mó-s, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to be afraid”). See भयते (bhayate) for cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱiː.mɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱiː.mɐ/

Adjective

भीम • (bhīmá)

1. fearful, frightening, terrific, terrible, awful, formidable, tremendous
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भीम
Nom. sg.	भीमः (bhīmaḥ)
Gen. sg.	भीमस्य (bhīmasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीमः (bhīmaḥ)	भीमौ (bhīmau)	भीमाः (bhīmāḥ)
Vocative	भीम (bhīma)	भीमौ (bhīmau)	भीमाः (bhīmāḥ)
Accusative	भीमम् (bhīmam)	भीमौ (bhīmau)	भीमान् (bhīmān)
Instrumental	भीमेन (bhīmena)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ)
Dative	भीमाय (bhīmāya)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmebhyaḥ)
Ablative	भीमात् (bhīmāt)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmebhyaḥ)
Genitive	भीमस्य (bhīmasya)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमानाम् (bhīmānām)
Locative	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमेषु (bhīmeṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of भीम
Nom. sg.	भीमा (bhīmā)
Gen. sg.	भीमायाः (bhīmāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीमा (bhīmā)	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमाः (bhīmāḥ)
Vocative	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमाः (bhīmāḥ)
Accusative	भीमाम् (bhīmām)	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमाः (bhīmāḥ)
Instrumental	भीमया (bhīmayā)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमाभिः (bhīmābhiḥ)
Dative	भीमायै (bhīmāyai)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमाभ्यः (bhīmābhyaḥ)
Ablative	भीमायाः (bhīmāyāḥ)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमाभ्यः (bhīmābhyaḥ)
Genitive	भीमायाः (bhīmāyāḥ)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमानाम् (bhīmānām)
Locative	भीमायाम् (bhīmāyām)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमासु (bhīmāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of भीम
Nom. sg.	भीमम् (bhīmam)
Gen. sg.	भीमस्य (bhīmasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीमम् (bhīmam)	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमानि (bhīmāni)
Vocative	भीम (bhīma)	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमानि (bhīmāni)
Accusative	भीमम् (bhīmam)	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमानि (bhīmāni)
Instrumental	भीमेन (bhīmena)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ)
Dative	भीमाय (bhīmāya)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmebhyaḥ)
Ablative	भीमात् (bhīmāt)	भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām)	भीमेभ्यः (bhīmebhyaḥ)
Genitive	भीमस्य (bhīmasya)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमानाम् (bhīmānām)
Locative	भीमे (bhīme)	भीमयोः (bhīmayoḥ)	भीमेषु (bhīmeṣu)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀻𑀫 (bhīma)
• Pali: bhīma

Proper noun

भीम • (bhīma) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) Name of the second son of Pandu (also called भीमसेन and वृकोदर)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भीम (bhīma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीमः bhīmaḥ	भीमौ / भीमा¹ bhīmau / bhīmā¹	भीमाः / भीमासः¹ bhīmāḥ / bhīmāsaḥ¹
Vocative	भीम bhīma	भीमौ / भीमा¹ bhīmau / bhīmā¹	भीमाः / भीमासः¹ bhīmāḥ / bhīmāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भीमम् bhīmam	भीमौ / भीमा¹ bhīmau / bhīmā¹	भीमान् bhīmān
Instrumental	भीमेन bhīmena	भीमाभ्याम् bhīmābhyām	भीमैः / भीमेभिः¹ bhīmaiḥ / bhīmebhiḥ¹
Dative	भीमाय bhīmāya	भीमाभ्याम् bhīmābhyām	भीमेभ्यः bhīmebhyaḥ
Ablative	भीमात् bhīmāt	भीमाभ्याम् bhīmābhyām	भीमेभ्यः bhīmebhyaḥ
Genitive	भीमस्य bhīmasya	भीमयोः bhīmayoḥ	भीमानाम् bhīmānām
Locative	भीमे bhīme	भीमयोः bhīmayoḥ	भीमेषु bhīmeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Hindi: भीम (bhīm), ⇒ भीमता (bhīmtā)
• → Old Javanese: bhīma
  • Javanese: ꦧꦶꦩ (bima), ꦨꦶꦩ (Bima)
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬷᬫ (Bima)
• → Telugu: భీముడు (bhīmuḍu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भीम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0758/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 245