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भैरवbhairava

भैरव (bhairava) is a Sanskrit word meaning frightful, terrible, horrible, formidable, relating to Bhairava, a form of Shiva, a man representing Bhairava, a jackal, a mountain. Its 48 recorded definitions are grouped into 17 contexts, among them Adjective: Frightful, Terrible, Horrible, Deity: A Form/Manifestation of Śiva, Noun: Terror, Horror.

Etymology
E. भीरु fearful, aff. अण् ।
Definitions
48
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Meanings by context

Adjective: Frightful, Terrible, Horrible

10 definitions
frightful, terrible, horrible, formidable

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

independently

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Terrible, frightful, or formidable.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Frightful or formidable. 2. A form of Shiva. 3. A form of Durga.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Formidable, horrible, or terrific. 2. Horror or the property of exciting terror. 3. A form of Shiva, or a name of a river or a musical mode. 4. A form of Durga.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Formidable, horrible, or terrific. 2. Horror or the property of exciting terror. 3. A form of Shiva. 4. A river. 5. A musical mode. 6. A form of Durga. 7. A young girl personating Durga at her festival. 8. A musical ragini.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Formidable or miserable. 2. Shiva, a river, or a musical mode. 3. Durga. 4. Horror.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Formidable, awful, or horrible. 2. A form of Shiva. 3. A form of Durga.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fearful or awful. 2. A name of Shiva or a hunter.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Formidable, awful, or terrible. 2. A form of Shiva. 3. A particular form of Durga. 4. Terror or horror.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Deity: A Form/Manifestation of Śiva

6 definitions
A form of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a chief of Shiva's host

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A form of Shiva

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A form of Shiva

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an attendant of Shiva

— The Purana Index

An epithet of Rudra, representing the form assumed by Shiva

— The Purana Index

Noun: Terror, Horror

6 definitions
terror or the property of exciting terror

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The sentiment of terror

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Fear, terror

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Terror or horror

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Horror. 2. Shiva. 3. Formidable. For the feminine form, Durga.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Terror, horror

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Name or Epithet for Specific Individuals/Entities

4 definitions
a son of Shiva by Taravati

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a hunter

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet applied to various kings, teachers, and authors

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Vishnu or Shiva

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Relating to the Deity Bhairava or His Representation

4 definitions
relating to Bhairava

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a man representing Bhairava

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Relating to Bhairava

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Relating to Bhairava. 2. Terrible or horrible.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Music: Rāga (Masculine Musical Mode)

2 definitions
a musical raga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a musical mode calculated to excite fear or terror

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mythical Being: Nāga (Serpent)

2 definitions
a serpent deity

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A naga of Dhritarashtra's race

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Mythical Beings: Apsaras (Clan/Class)

2 definitions
a class of Apsaras

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an Apsarasa clan

— The Purana Index

A Geographical Feature: Mountain

1 definition
a mountain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Social Group: Religious Sect

1 definition
a particular religious sect

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Specific Text: Bhairava-tantra

1 definition
See bhairava-tantra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Adjective: Miserable

1 definition
Miserable

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An Animal: Jackal

1 definition
a jackal

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Geographical Feature: A River

1 definition
of a river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Music: Rāginī (Feminine Musical Mode)

1 definition
A musical mode or Ragini in the Hindu musical system.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mythical Being: Yakṣa

1 definition
of a Yaksha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 13 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.