bhīṣaṇa

Dictionary meanings for bhīṣaṇa from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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bhīṣaṇa

Normalized lookup: bhisana

Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [bhī-ṇic-suk lyu] Ter- rifie, formidable, dreadful, horrible, frightening; bibhyurbiḍālekṣaṇabhīṣaṇā- bhyaḥ Śi. 3. 45. ṇaḥ 1 The sentiment of terror (in rhetoric); see bhayānaka,

2 N. of Śiva.

3 A pigeon, dove.

4 The olibanum tree. ṇaṃ 1 Anything that excites terror.

2 Terrifying, causing terror.

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