"भीष्म" meaning in Sanskrit

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Adjective

IPA: /bʱiːʂ.mɐ/ [Vedic], /bʱiːʂ.mɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: bhīṣma [romanization]
Etymology: From भी (bhī). Head templates: {{sa-adj}} भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem
  1. terrible, horrible, dreadful, frightening
    Sense id: en-भीष्म-sa-adj-UZusirFI

Proper name

IPA: /bʱiːʂ.mɐ/ [Vedic], /bʱiːʂ.mɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From भी (bhī). Head templates: {{sa-proper noun|g=m}} भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|novedic=1}} Forms: bhīṣma [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], भीष्मः [nominative, singular], भीष्मौ [dual, nominative], भीष्माः [nominative, plural], भीष्मम् [accusative, singular], भीष्मौ [accusative, dual], भीष्मान् [accusative, plural], भीष्मेण [instrumental, singular], भीष्माभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], भीष्मैः [instrumental, plural], भीष्माय [dative, singular], भीष्माभ्याम् [dative, dual], भीष्मेभ्यः [dative, plural], भीष्मात् [ablative, singular], भीष्माभ्याम् [ablative, dual], भीष्मेभ्यः [ablative, plural], भीष्मस्य [genitive, singular], भीष्मयोः [dual, genitive], भीष्माणाम् [genitive, plural], भीष्मे [locative, singular], भीष्मयोः [dual, locative], भीष्मेषु [locative, plural], भीष्म [singular, vocative], भीष्मौ [dual, vocative], भीष्माः [plural, vocative]
  1. Bhishma : Name of a son of Shantanu and Ganga (in the great war of the Mahabharata he took the side of the sons of Dhritarashtra against the sons of Pandu, and was renowned for his continence, wisdom, bravery, and fidelity)
    Sense id: en-भीष्म-sa-name-v4jzAlF0 Categories (other): Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script, Mahabharata Disambiguation of Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script: 26 48 26 Disambiguation of Mahabharata: 0 100 0

Noun

IPA: /bʱiːʂ.mɐ/ [Vedic], /bʱiːʂ.mɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: bhīṣma [romanization]
Etymology: From भी (bhī). Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n}} भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem, n
  1. horror, horribleness
    Sense id: en-भीष्म-sa-noun--YU5NGWp Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 39 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 36 60 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 10 32 58 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 16 30 53 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 11 25 64
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    },
    {
      "form": "भीष्माणाम्",
      "roman": "bhīṣmāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भीष्मे",
      "roman": "bhīṣme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भीष्मयोः",
      "roman": "bhīṣmayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भीष्मेषु",
      "roman": "bhīṣmeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भीष्म",
      "roman": "bhīṣma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भीष्मौ",
      "roman": "bhīṣmau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भीष्माः",
      "roman": "bhīṣmāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "novedic": "1"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Bhishma : Name of a son of Shantanu and Ganga (in the great war of the Mahabharata he took the side of the sons of Dhritarashtra against the sons of Pandu, and was renowned for his continence, wisdom, bravery, and fidelity)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Bhishma",
          "Bhishma"
        ],
        [
          "Shantanu",
          "Shantanu"
        ],
        [
          "Ganga",
          "Ganga"
        ],
        [
          "Mahabharata",
          "Mahabharata"
        ],
        [
          "Dhritarashtra",
          "Dhritarashtra"
        ],
        [
          "Pandu",
          "Pandu"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʱiːʂ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʱiːʂ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "भीष्म"
}

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