bhīṣā भीषा f. the act of frightening, intimidation, [Mn. viii, 264.] bhīṣā́ ind. through fear of (abl.), [RV.]; [Br.]; [Up.] bhīṣma भीष्म bhīṣmá mfn. terrible, dreadful, [ŚBr.] &c. &c. bhīṣmá m. (scil. rasa) = bhīṣaṇa, [MW.] death, [Nyāyas.], Sch. N. of Śiva, [L.] a Rākṣasa, [L.] N. of a son of Śāṃtanu and Gaṅgā (in the great war of the Bharatas he took the side of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra against the sons of Pāṇḍu, and was renowned for his continence, wisdom, bravery, and fidelity to his word, cf. [IW. 375] and [RTL. 561]-[564]), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] pl. the race or followers of Bhīṣma, [MBh.] n. horror, horribleness, [W.] bhīṣaṇā भीषणा f. N. of a goddess (= Nirṛti), [VarYogay.] bhīṣaṇa भीषण mf(A or I)n. (fr. Caus.) terrifying, frightening, formidable, horrible (with gen. or ifc.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. = gāḍha, [L.] m. (scil. rasa) the sentiment of horror (in poet. composition), [W.] (cf. bhayānaka) N. of Śiva, [L.] a form of Bhairava (= Yama), [Cat.] Boswellia Thurifera, [L.] Phoenix Paludosa, [L.] a pigeon, dove, [L.] N. of a Rākṣasa, [Cat.] n. the act of terrifying or frightening, [MBh.] bhīṣaka भीषक m. (fr. Caus.) N. of one of Śiva's attendants, [L.] (cf. bhīmaka) °ṣaṇa &c. See p. 758. bhīṣaya भीषय See √ bhī. bhīṣikā भीषिका f. N. of a goddess, [Cat.] bhīṣita भीषित mfn. terrified, frightened, [MBh.] bhīṣmaka भीष्मक m. Bhīṣma the son of Śāṃtanu (used contemptuously), [MBh. v, 5981] N. of another king (the father of Rukmiṇī who was carried off by Kṛṣṇa), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] bhīṣmasū भीष्मसू bhīṣma—sū f. = -janarnī, [L.] bhīṣaṇīya भीषणीय mfn. id., [Kāraṇḍ.] bhīṣaṇaka भीषणक mfn. terrifying, horrible, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.] bhīṣayati भीषयति bhīṣa°yati See √ bhī. bhīṣidāsa भीषिदास bhīṣi-dāsa m. N. of the patron of Nārāyaṇa (author of a Comm. on [Gīt.]), [Cat.] bhīṣugati भीषुगति bhīṣu-gati (?) mfn. intimidating, [Bhpr.] bhīṣaṇatva भीषणत्व bhīṣaṇa—tva n. terribleness, horribleness, [MBh.] bhīṣmāṣṭamī भीष्माष्टमी f. the 8th day in the light half of the month Māgha (when there is a festival sacred to Bhīṣma), [W.] bhīṣmamiśra भीष्ममिश्र bhīṣma—miśra m. N. of two authors, [Cat.] bhīṣmastuti भीष्मस्तुति bhīṣma—stuti f. N. of a Stotra from the [MBh.] and from the [BhP.] bhīṣaṭācārya भीषटाचार्य (?) m. N. of a medical author, [Cat.] bhīṣmajananī भीष्मजननी bhīṣma—jananī f. ‘Bhīṣma's mother’, N. of Gaṅgā, [L.] bhīṣmaparvan भीष्मपर्वन् bhīṣma—parvan n. N. of the 6th book of the [MBh.] bhīṣmakātmajā भीष्मकात्मजा f. ‘Bh°'s daughter’, patr. of Rukmiṇī, [Śiś.] bhīṣmapañcaka भीष्मपञ्चक bhīṣma—pañcaka n. ‘five days sacred to Bh°’, the 5 days from the 11th to the 15th in the light half of the month Kārttika, [AgP.] bhīṣmastavarāja भीष्मस्तवराज bhīṣma—stava-rāja m. ‘Bh°'s hymn to Kṛṣṇa’, N. of [MBh. xii, 47.] bhīṣmasvararāja भीष्मस्वरराज bhīṣma—svara-rāja m. ‘king of terrible sounds’, N. of a Buddha, [Buddh.] bhīṣmapañcakavrata भीष्मपञ्चकव्रत bhīṣma—pañcaka—vrata n. N. of a partic. observance performed during this period, [ib.] bhīṣmaratnaparikṣā भीष्मरत्नपरिक्षा bhīṣma—ratna-parikṣā f. ‘trial of the jewel of Bh°’, N. of wk. (?), [Cat.] bhīṣmapañjarastotra भीष्मपञ्जरस्तोत्र bhīṣma—pañjara-stotra n. N. of a Stotra. bhīṣmamuktipradāyaka भीष्ममुक्तिप्रदायक bhīṣma—mukti-pradāyaka m. ‘giving release to Bh°’, N. of Viṣṇu, [Pañcar.] bhīṣmagarjitaghoṣasvararāja भीष्मगर्जितघोषस्वरराज bhīṣma—garjita-ghoṣa-svara-rāja m. N. of a number of Buddhas, [Buddh.]