भीष्म
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भीष्म (bhīṣma).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱiːʂ.mᵊ/, [bʱiːʃ.mᵊ]
Adjective
भीष्म • (bhīṣma)
Proper noun
भीष्म • (bhīṣma) m
- (Hinduism) Bhishma; son of Shantanu and Ganga, servicing the throne of Hastinapura and the supreme commander of the Kuru army in Mahabharata.
- a male given name, Bhishma, from Sanskrit
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भीष्म”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3666
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “भीष्म”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 555
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भीष्म”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 769
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভীষ্ম (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬷᬱ᭄ᬫ (Balinese script)
- ভীষ্ম (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰱𑰬𑰿𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀻𑀱𑁆𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- ဘီၑ္မ (Burmese script)
- ભીષ્મ (Gujarati script)
- ਭੀਸ਼੍ਮ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦷꦰ꧀ꦩ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂲𑂭𑂹𑂧 (Kaithi script)
- ಭೀಷ್ಮ (Kannada script)
- ភីឞ្ម (Khmer script)
- ຠີຩ຺ມ (Lao script)
- ഭീഷ്മ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡳᡳᢢᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘲𑘬𑘿𑘦 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠢᠢᢔᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧓𑧌𑧠𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐷𑐲𑑂𑐩 (Newa script)
- ଭୀଷ୍ମ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢷꢰ꣄ꢪ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆵𑆰𑇀𑆩 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖱𑖬𑖿𑖦 (Siddham script)
- භීෂ්ම (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩑𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩴 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚯𑚶𑚢 (Takri script)
- பீ⁴ஷ்ம (Tamil script)
- భీష్మ (Telugu script)
- ภีษฺม (Thai script)
- བྷཱི་ཥྨ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒲𑒭𑓂𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨁𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From भी (bhī).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱiːʂ.mɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱiːʂ.mɐ/
Adjective
भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem
Noun
भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem, n
Proper noun
भीष्म • (bhīṣma) stem, m
- 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)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) | भीष्मौ (bhīṣmau) | भीष्माः (bhīṣmāḥ) |
| accusative | भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) | भीष्मौ (bhīṣmau) | भीष्मान् (bhīṣmān) |
| instrumental | भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) | भीष्माभ्याम् (bhīṣmābhyām) | भीष्मैः (bhīṣmaiḥ) |
| dative | भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) | भीष्माभ्याम् (bhīṣmābhyām) | भीष्मेभ्यः (bhīṣmebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भीष्मात् (bhīṣmāt) | भीष्माभ्याम् (bhīṣmābhyām) | भीष्मेभ्यः (bhīṣmebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) | भीष्मयोः (bhīṣmayoḥ) | भीष्माणाम् (bhīṣmāṇām) |
| locative | भीष्मे (bhīṣme) | भीष्मयोः (bhīṣmayoḥ) | भीष्मेषु (bhīṣmeṣu) |
| vocative | भीष्म (bhīṣma) | भीष्मौ (bhīṣmau) | भीष्माः (bhīṣmāḥ) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “भीष्म”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0758.