भीष्म

Sanskrit

Etymology

From भी (bhī)

Adjective

भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem

1. terrible, dreadful.

Noun

भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem, n

1. horror, horribleness.

Proper noun

भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem, m

1. 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, page 0758.