भीष्मbhīṣma

भीष्म (bhīṣma) is a Sanskrit word meaning terrible, dreadful, terrible, formidable, death, an epithet of Shiva, a Rakshasa, a son of Shantanu and Ganga. Its 28 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Comprehensive Lexical Entries, Terrible, Dreadful (Adjective), The Mahābhārata Character Bhīṣma.

Etymology: E. भी to fear, मक् Unādi aff. and सुक् augment
Definitions: 28

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Meanings by context

Comprehensive Lexical Entries

6 definitions

1. Horrible or terrific. 2. Horror or the property of exciting fear. 3. An epithet of Shiva. 4. The grand-uncle of the Pandavas. 5. An imp or goblin.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Horrible. 2. Shiva, grand uncle of the Pandavas, or an imp. 3. Horror.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The sentiment of terror in rhetoric. 2. A demon or goblin. 3. An epithet of Shiva. 4. The son of Shantanu by Ganga.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Horrible, terrific, or fearful. 2. Horror or the property of exciting fear. 3. A name of Shiva. 4. The grand-uncle of the Pandus. 5. An imp or goblin.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Frightful or terrific. 2. Horror. 3. The sentiment of horror. 4. Shiva. 5. An imp or goblin. 6. The grand-uncle of the Pandavas.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Terrible, horrible, terrific, or fearful. 2. The sentiment of horror in poetry. 3. An epithet of Shiva. 4. A goblin or demon. 5. Name of a celebrated son of Shantanu and Ganga in the Mahabharata. 6. Horror or horribleness.

भीष्म (bhīṣma) [Printed book page 0712-b]
Bhīṣma, as, ā, am, = bhīma, terrible, horrible,

terrific, fearful; (as), m. the sentiment of horror as

the object of poetical composition; an epithet of

Śiva (Rudra); a Rākṣasa, imp, goblin; N. of a

son of Śāntanu and Gaṅgā, (he is an important

personage in the Mahā-bhārata, being the half

brother of both Vicitra-vīrya and Vyāsa, — Śāntanu,

who was a descendant of Bharata, having had his

son Vicitra-vīrya by his legitimate wife Satyavatī,

but Bhīṣma by Gaṅgā before his marriage; when

Vicitra-vīrya died childless, Bhīṣma undertook the

government of Hastinā-pur, and brought up his three

nephews, the sons of his half brother Vyāsa, viz.

Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura; whence he is

sometimes called their father; he took the side of

his grand-nephews, the sons of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, against

the sons of Pāṇḍu; he was a warrior renowned for

his continence, wisdom, bravery, and fidelity to his

word); (ās), m. pl. the race or followers of Bhīṣma;

(am), n. horror, horribleness, the property of excit-

ing fear or terror. —Bhīṣma-garijita-ghoṣa-

svara-rāja, as, m., N. of a Buddha; [cf. bhīṣma-

svara-rāja.] —Bhīṣma-jananī, f. ‘mother of

Bhīṣma,’ an epithet of the Ganges. —Bhīṣma-

pañcaka, am, n. ‘five days sacred to Bhīṣma,’ the

five days from the eleventh to the fifteenth in the light

half of the month Kārttika. —Bhīṣmapañcaka-

vrata, am, n., N. of the sixty-third chapter of the

Bhaviṣyottara-Purāṇa. —Bhīṣma-parvan, a, n.,

N. of the sixth book of the Mahā-bhārata. —Bhīṣ-

ma-mukti-pradāyaka, as, m. ‘giving release to

Bhīṣma,’ N. of Viṣṇu. —Bhīṣma-ratna-parī-

kṣā, f. trial of the jewel of Bhīṣma. —Bhīṣma-
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sū, ūs, f. ‘mother of Bhīṣma,’ an epithet of the

Ganges. —Bhīṣma-stava-rāja, as, m. ‘Bhīṣma's

hymn to Kṛṣṇa,’ N. of the forty-seventh chapter of

the twelfth book of the Mahā-bhārata. —Bhīṣma-

svara-rāja, as, m. ‘king of terrible sounds,’ N. of

a Buddha; [cf. bhīṣma-garjita-ghoṣa-svara-

rāja.] —Bhīṣmāṣṭamī (°ma-aṣ°), f. the eighth

day in the light half of the month Māgha (when

there is a festival sacred to Bhīṣma). [ID=35595]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Terrible, Dreadful (Adjective)

4 definitions

terrible, dreadful

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Terrible, dreadful, or fearful

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Terrible, fearful

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Terrible, fearful

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Mahābhārata Character Bhīṣma

4 definitions

A son of Shantanu and Ganga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the son of Shantanu by Ganga

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A prominent hero in the Mahabharata, son of Shantanu and Ganga, also known as Devavrata and Gangeya.

भीष्म (bhīṣma) [Printed book page 134-2]
Bhīṣma. § 4 (Anukram.): I, 1, 138, †176 (Śāntanavaṃ),

†177, †180, †182, †183, †184.—§ 9 (Parvas.): I, 2, 300

(ahāni yuyudhe Bhīṣmo daśa vai paramāstravit).—§ 10 (do.):

I, 2, 336, 353 (Svargārohaṇikañ caiva tato Bhīṣmasya

dhīmataḥ, sc. parva).—§ 11 (do.): I, 2, 373 (°sya sambhavaḥ),

523 (Kṛṣṇa intends to slay him), 525 (Arjuna felled him,

placing Śikhaṇḍin in front of himself), 526 (śaratalpagataḥ),

599 (Bhāgīrathīputrāt, instructs Yudhiṣṭhira lying on his

arrow-bed), 603 (°sya samprāptiḥ svargasya).—§ 61 (Sarpa-

sattra): I, 55, †2109β.—§ 79 (Ādivaṃś.): I, 63, 2420,

“in like manner Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, was born

in the womb of Gaṅgā from the seed of the Vasus (Vasu-

vīryāt).”—§ 130b (Aṃśāv.): I, 67, 2711 (the youngest of the

Vasus, son of Śāntanu, Kurūṇām abhayaṅkaraḥ, fought with

Rāma Jāmadagnya).—§ 156 (Pūruv.): I, 95, 3800 (son of

Śāntanu and Gaṅgā; his real name was Devavrata), 3801

(marries his father to Satyavatī).—§ 157 (do.): I, 95, 3818.

—[§ 164 (Āpavop.): I, 99, 3965, Dyu-nāmā, etc.]—§ 165

(Satyavatīlābhop.): I, 100, 4065 (is called Bhīṣma), 4066.

—§ 166 (Citrāṅgadop.): I, 101, 4071 (places Citrāṅgada

on the throne), 4077 (Śāntanavaḥ; performs the obsequial

rites for Citrāṅgada), 4079 (instals Vicitravīrya), 4080

(Śāntanavaṃ).—§ 167 (Vicitravīryoparama): I, 102, 4081,

4082 (marries Vicitravīrya to the princesses of Kāśi), 4087,

4093, 4100, 4103, 4105, 4108 (Śāntanavaṃ; is attacked by

Śālva), 4110, 4111, 4113, 4115 (Śāntanavaṃ), 4116, 4118

(Śāntanavaḥ), 4122 (do.; slays the horses of Śālva with

the Aindreya weapon), 4125 (returns to Hāstinapura), 4131,

4132 (releases Ambā), 4137, 4145 (performs the obsequies

for Vicitravīrya).—§ 168 (Bhīṣma-Satyavatīsaṃvāda):

I, 103, 4147, 4164, 4168 (declines to marry the widows

of Vicitravīrya).—§ 169 (do.): I, 104, (4172).—§ 170

(do.): I, 104, (4199).—§ 171 (Vicitravīryasutotp.):

I, 105, (4223), 4225, 4239, 4240, 4241, 4244, 4253, 4255,

4264, 4271; 106, 4276.—§ 173 (Pāṇḍu-rājyābhiṣeka):

I, 109, 4349, 4350, 4353 (is the tutor of Dhṛtarāṣṭra,

Pāṇḍu, and Vidura), 4360.—§ 174 (Dhṛtarāṣṭravivāha):

I, 110, 4372 (Kurupitāmahaḥ), 4379.—§ 177 (Pāṇḍu-

digvijaya): I, 113, 4425 (Śāntanavaḥ), 4427 (marries Pāṇḍu to

Mādrī), 4429, 4432, 4436, 4441 (Sāgaragāsutaḥ), 4446, 4463

(°purogamāḥ).—§ 178 (Pāṇḍu): I, 114, 4469, 4471.—[§ 179

(Vidurapariṇaya) [Āpagāsutaḥ]: married Vidura to the

daughter of king Devaka—Pārasavīṃ kanyāṃ: I, 114, 4480.]

—§ 180 (Gandhārīputrotp.): I, 115, 4507, 4510 (consultation

with Dhṛtarāṣṭra after the birth of Duryodhana).—§ 184

(Pāṇḍu): I, 119, 4614.—§ 194 (do.): I, 126, 4902 (receives

the sons of Pāṇḍu, etc.), 4911 (Śāntanavaḥ), 4917 (worships

the ṛṣis).—§ 195 (do.): I, 127, 4936 (performs the funeral

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rites for Pāṇḍu), 4947, 4959, 4960.—§ 196 (Vyāsa): I, 128,

4964 (gives Pāṇḍu a śrāddha), 4975.—§ 199 (Droṇa): I, 130,

5094 (inquires about teachers for the princes), 5098.—§ 202

(do.): I, 131, 5168 (engages Droṇa), 5169, 5170, 5177, 5192,

5206, (5208).—§ 203 (do.): I, 132, 5211, 5212.—§ 208

(Astradarś.): I, 134, 5323; 136, 5404 (sides with Arjuna);

137, 5439.—§ 213 (Jatugṛhap.): I, 141, 5650 (performs

the funeral rites of the Pāṇḍavas, whom he thinks burnt),

5660 (Śāntanavaḥ), 5662 (do.), 5666, 5667; 142, 5688, 5691;

143, 5707 (Śāntanavaṃ); 145, 5734, 5743, 5762; 146,

5790 (pitāmahaḥ), 5791 (do.); 150, 5860 (Śāntanavaḥ).—

§ 217 (Caitrarathap.): I, 166, 6344.—§ 241 (Vidurā-

gamanap.): I, 200, 7371; 202, 7439; 203, (7441); 204,

7461, 7471.—§ 243 (do.): I, 205, 7489 (Śāntanavaḥ); 206,

7518 (do.), 7535 (do.).—§ 244 (Rājyalābhap.): I, 207, 7565,

7593.—§ 286 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 33, 1256.—§ 287 (do.):

II, 34, 1260, 1264.—§ 288 (do.): II, 35, 1287, 1291.—

§ 289 (Arghāharaṇap.): II, 36, 1327, 1332 (Śāntanavaḥ),

1335, 1337; 37, 1341, 1347 (Śāntanave), 1367; 38, 1371

(Śāntanavaḥ), 1373, (1374); 39, 1401.—§ 290 (Śiśupāla-

vadhap.): II, 40, 1419, 1422, 1432; 41, 1437, 1438, 1439,

1440, 1441, 1442, 1444, 1446, 1448, 1453, 1455, 1457, 1460,

1462, 1464, 1465, 1466, 1471, 1472; 42, 1486, 1487, 1492,

1493; 43, (1494), (1518); 44, (1519), 1523, 1524, 1525,

1527, 1530, 1532, 1541, 1542, 1543, 1546, 1548, 1549, 1551,

1553, 1554, 1555, 1556 (Kurupitāmahaḥ).—§ 291 (do.):

II, 45, 1561.—§ 292 (Rājasūyikap.): II, 45, 1607.—

§ 294 (Dyūtap.): II, 49, 1782.—§ 298 (do.): II, 58,

2014; 60, 2052; 65, 2181.—§ 299 (do.): II, 67, 2237,

(2243); 68, 2263.—§ 301 (do.): II, 69, (2353); 70,

2378; 71, 2379, †2402.—§ 305 (Anudyūtap.): II, 78,

2583; 79, 2609.—§ 307 (do.): II, 81, 2677, 2696.—§ 308

(Āraṇyakap.): III, 1, 12, 35.—§ 313 (do.): III, 6, 316,

322.—§ 314 (do.): III, 9, 324.—§ 315 (Maitreyaśāpa): III,

10, 347, 360.—§ 317 (Arjunābhigam.): III, 12, 525.—

§ 318 (do.): III, 13, 599.—§ 328 (Kāmyakavanaprav.):

III, 36, 1419, 1425.—§ 329 (do.): III, 36, 1435.—§ 330

(Indradarśana): III, 37, 1459α.—§ 333 (Kairātaparv.):

III, 40, 1645, 1648.—§ 334 (do.): III, 41, 1683.—§ 339

(Indralokābhigam.): III, 47, 1904.—§ 340 (do.): III, 48,

1922.—§ 356 (Tīrthay.): III, 81, 4032, 4038, 4040, 4041,

4042 (Kurukulaśreṣṭhaṃ); 82, 4045, (4046), 4070.—§ 357

(do.): III, 82, 4070.—§ 375 (do.): III, 85, 8254.—§ 376

(do.): III, 85, 8256, 8259.—§ 377 (Dhaumyatīrthak.): III,

86, 8283.—§ 401 (Balarāma): III, 119, 10245.—§ 402

(Tīrthay.): III, 120, 10274.—§ 446 (Nivātakav.): III,

174, 12276.—§ 512 (Ghoṣayātr.): III, 238, 14810, 14811;

249, 15084.—§ 513 (do.): III, 252, 15165, 15191.—

§ 515 (Karṇadigvijaya): III, 253, 15209, 15211, 15218,

15220, 15221, 15223, 15225; 254, 15261.—§ 516 (Duryo-

dhanayajña): III, 256, 15302, 15332.—§ 517 (do.): III,

257, 15350.—§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 25, 867; 28, 912

(Śāntanavaḥ, Bhāratānāṃ pitāmahaḥ), 915; 29, 958; 35,

1150α; 37, 1224; 38, 1240, 1243; 39, 1286, 1302; 47,

1471, 1476, 1488; 49, 1550; 51, (1583), 1599, 1600

(Śāntanavaḥ); 52, (1606), (1622), 1626, 1627, (1628); 53,

1643; 54, †1684; 55, 1734, 1755; 59, 1908; 61, 1951 (etan

mām prāpeyānīkaṃ yatra tālo hiraṇmayaḥ | yatra Śāntanavo

Bhīṣmo rathe 'amākaṃ pitāmahaḥ…) [1751 f., yas

tu nīlānusāreṇa pañcatāreṇa ketunā |…| yasya tārārka-

citro 'san rathe dhvajavaraḥ sthitaḥ], 1967, 1984; 64,

2035 (Śāntanavaḥ), 2040, 2042, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047,

2049, 2051, 2053, 2054, 2056 (Śāntanavāt), 2060 (used the

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Prājāpatya weapon, etc., against Arjuna), 2061, 2063 (his

bow was laid with gold), 2064, 2065, 2066, 2068, 2069, 2078

(Gāṅgeyaṃ), 2080, 2081 (Śāntanavaḥ), 2082; 65, †2086; 66,

†2108 (Śāntanavaḥ), †2118, †2121, †2122, †2129; 68, 2167

(Śāntanavaṃ), 2201, 2203, 2233; 69, 2244.—§ 554 (Sain-

yodyogap.): V, 2, †31β; 3, 52; 4, 65; 6, 118.—§ 556

(Sañjayayānap.): V, 20, 603; 21, 624, 631, (639), 641,

642; 22, †668; 23, †692δ; 25, †733θ, †737; 27, †790;

29, †845; 30, †881ξ (Kurusattamasya); 31, 923 (Śānta-

navaṃ).—§ 559 (Prajāgarap.): V, 37, †1376.—§ 561

(Yānasandhip.): V, 47, 1798α; 48, †1848, †1916; 49,

1917 (Śāntanavaḥ), 1951 (Śāntanavaḥ), 1961, 1962 (Bharata-

śreṣṭhaḥ), 1965; 50, 2001ζ, 2033ζ; 51, 2056, 2062, 2067;

55, 2149, 2159, 2162, 2164 (Devavrataṃ), 2185λ, 2188,

2190μ, 2196, 2200, 2205ν; 57, 2243 (Śāntanavaḥ, bhāgaḥ

kḷptaḥ Śikhaṇḍinaḥ), 2275, 2281ρ, 2291σ; 58, 2300τ,

2304υ; 59, 2333, 2345 (Kurumukhyasya); 60, 2368, 2375χ;

62, 2417, 2424, †2428; 64, 2478; 65, 2492δδ (Śānta-

navaṃ).—§ 562 (Bhāgavadyānap.): V, 73, 2681, 2693, 2702;

79, 2841; 80, 2859ζ; 82, 2900; 83, 2966ι, 2989; 85,

3022κ, 3031, 3032; 88, 3084 (Kurupitāmahaḥ), (3056),

3100; 89, 3103λ, 3105, 3113, 3115μ; 91, 3271σ; 92,

3284τ, 3285; 94, 3337, 3364, 3365, 3368, 3371 (Śānta-

navaṃ); 95, 3402υ.—§ 565 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 106,

3717.—§ 567 (do.): V, 124, 4125α, 4170δ; 125, 4186

(Śāntanavaḥ), 4195 (do.), 4197, 4200; 126, 4214; 127,

4246; 128, 4277, 4282, 4284θ, 4287 (Śāntanavaḥ), 4291;

129, 4329λ, 4330, 4346, 4350, 4358μ, 4360; 131, 4431,

4453π, 4457ρ.—§ 569 (do.): 137, 4669; 138, 4676; 139,

(4706); 141, 4803; 143, 4875κ; 147, 4971; 148, 5002,

5003 (Devavrata), 5011, 5014, 5015, †5035; 150, 5077,

5080, 5081, 5082, 5091.—§ 570 (Sainyaniryānap.): V, 151,

5104, 5107, 5110, 5114, 5122, 5129; 154, 5219, 5223, 5226;

156, 5278, (5293), 5302 (Gāṅgeya), 5303, 5309; 157, 5314

(Āpageyaṃ pitāmahaṃ Bhāratānāṃ, etc.).—§ 571 (Ulūkadūt.):

V, 160, 5501, 5529; 161, 5546, 5574; 162, 5606; 163,

5650; 5655, 5663, 5687; 164, 5708ε.—§ 572 (Rathātirath.):

V, 165, 5714, 5716, 5718 (Kuruvṛddhena), 5719, (5730);

166, (5748); 167, (5770); 168, (5808), 5817, 5826, 5829,

5831, 5834, 5835, 5836, (5837); 169, (5850), 5877; 170,

(5879); 171, (5893); 172, (5921).—§ 573 (Ambop.): V, 173,

(5944), 5956; 174, (5966), 5970, 5972; 175, (5976), 5981,

5982, 5986, 5999, (6001), 6003, 6004, 6006, 6008 (Śānta-

navaḥ), 6009, 6010; 176, (6022), (6037), 6048, 6070, 6071,

6075, 6076, 6077, 6079; 177, 6085, 6087, 6089, 6094,

6096, (6097), 7014, 7017, 7020, 7021, 7024; 178, 7025,

7027, 7029, 7030, 7031, (7033), 7034, 7040, 7044, (7050),

7054, 7066, 7089, 7090, (7092), 7092, 7097, 7114, 7120,

7122; 179, (7124), 7126; 180, (7163), 7190; 181, (7201);

182, (7217); 183, (7248), 7262, 7263; 184, (7267); 185,

(7290), †7297, 7299, 7302, 7304, 7307, 7309, (7310), 7320,

7326; 186, 7329, 7331, 7333, 7335, 7336, 7345, 7358, 7359,

7362; 187, (7370), 7371, 7372, 7375, 7379, 7380, 7382,

7388; 188, (7390), 7393; 189, (7409); 190, (7434), (7444);

191, (7456); 192, (7487), (7494), (7544), 7556, 7557; 193,

(7565), 7572, 7575 (Śāntanavaḥ); 194, 7599.—§ 576 (Bhaga-

vadgītāp.): VI, 13, 496 (Bhāratānāṃ pitāmahaṃ), 497 (do.,

Śāntanavaḥ), 499 (slain by Śikhaṇḍin); 14, 508, 509, 524,

526, 529, 531, 532, 540, 541, 542, 547, 554, 555, 560, 564,

565, 568, 569 (Śāntanunandanāt), 576, 577, 580 (Śāntanavāt),

581, 583, 585; 15, 599, 601, 603, 607; 16, 629; 17, 647,

648, 653γ, 658; 18, 685; 19, 696, 713; 20, †741, †749ζ,

756, 757 (Śāntanavaḥ), 758; 21, 761, 763, 767; 22, 767,

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†791 (Kuruvaṃśaketuḥ); 25, 838ι, 839, 855; 26, 882; 35,

†1272, †1280.—§ 577 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 43, 1549β,

1553, 1559, 1562, 1563 (Śāntanavaṃ), (1565), (1571), (1574),

(1576), 1577, 1618, 1619.—§ 578 (do.): VI, 44, 1639,

1640; 45¹, 1680; 46, 1805, 1807b (ketunā pañcatāreṇa

tālena); 47²⁵, 1809, 1811, 1813, 1814²⁶, 1815, 1822, 1824,

1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1834, 1838²⁷, 1840, 1841 (Śānta-

navaṃ), 1863³¹; 48, 1869 (Śāntanavaḥ), 1872, 1891, 1897

(Śāntaṇavaṃ), 1898, 1901, 1904 (pitā Devavratas tava), 1905,

1907, 1908, 1912, 1914³³, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922,

1923, 1924 (Śāntanavaḥ), 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1941, 1943,

(Śāntanavaṃ), 1944, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958³⁵, 1959,

1965³⁶, 1978, 1981; 49, 1992, 1997, 2009³⁷, 2015³⁸, 2017³⁹,

2021⁴⁰, 2022¹¹, 2025, 2026, 2029 (Śāntanavaḥ), 2032; 50,

2033, 2035, 2036, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2047, 2052, 2053, 2054,

2055, 2063 (Śikhaṇḍī…Bhīṣmasyāntakaraḥ), 2070ο;

51, 2096, 2099, 2100, 2101, 2103.—§ 579 (do.): VI, 52,

2127¹, 2132, 2133, 2135, 2137, 2142, 2143, 2147, 2151²,

2154, 2161³, 2164, 2165 (Śāntanavaḥ), 2166, 2168, 2169,

2170, 2171, 2179, 2186, 2188; 53, 2195 (Śāntanavaḥ),

2196; 54, 2300, 2325¹³, 2340¹⁴, 2341 (Gāṅgoyaṃ), 2349;

55, 2376¹⁹, 2400.—§ 580 (do.): VI, 56, 2402¹ (Śāntanavaḥ);

57, 2452ι, 2459; 58, 2472⁵, 2483⁷, 2484, 2489⁹, 2494

(Śāntanavaṃ), 2502, 2506; 59, 2508¹⁰, 2509, 2527 (Śānta-

navaḥ), 2531, 2533, 2536, 2539, 2541, 2543, 2551, 2553, 2555,

2556, 2557, 2560, 2561, 2568, 2569, 2570, 2572, 2576,

2578 (Pitāmahaṃ), 2580, †2588¹¹, †2591, †2593, †2594, †2597,

†2598, †2608, †2612, †2620ν¹², †2643ο, †2649ρ.—§ 581 (do.):

VI, 60, †2651¹, †2670b [†2671 (pañcatālocchṛtapañcaketuḥ)],

†2675, †2677, †2678, †2679; 63, 2803⁸; 64, 2872, 2879,

2883 (Śāntanavaḥ); 65, 2901, 2910, 2922, (2932); 66, (2973),

(2996); 67, (3015); 68, (3037), 3049.—§ 582 (do.): VI,

69, 3059, 3068¹, 3069, 3070², 3074³ (Pitāmahaṃ), 3080⁵β,

3082⁶, 3085⁷, 3087⁸, 3088; 70, 3090 (Śāntanavaḥ), 3110,

3117⁹, 3118; 71, 3119, 3128 (Śāntanavaḥ), 3137; 72, 3162,

3182, 3183, 3185, 3187, 3189, 3192 (Śāntanavaḥ), 3193, 3194

(Śāntanavaṃ), 3195; 73, 3197, 3238; 74, 3268.—§ 583 (do.):

VI, 75, 3304θ, 3309²; 76, 3329ι; 77, 3345³; 78, 3441; 79,

3509 (Śāntanavaḥ).—§ 584 (do.): VI, 81, 3542, 3546, 3551,

3575 (Śāntanavaṃ); 82, 3581, 3584 (Śāntanavaḥ), 3588

(Śāntanavaṃ); 84, 3738, 3744; 85, †3758, †3761⁷, †3764

(Śāntanavaṃ), †3770, †3772, †3774, †3775, †3776, †3777,

†3780; 86, 3792 (Śāntanavaḥ), 3794 (do.), 3795, 3797, 3798

(Śāntanavaḥ), 3800, 3801, 3803, 3804, 3805 (Śāntanavaṃ),

3811, 3816, 3817, 3830¹³, 3838 (Śāntandvaṃ).—§ 585 (do.):

VI, 87, 3849α, 3851 (pitā tava, i.e. Dhṛtarāṣṭra's), 3852

(Śāntanavaḥ), 3884 (Śāntanavaḥ); 88, 3887, 3889, 3890, 3891

(Śāntanavaḥ), 3893, 3895, 3897, 3898, 3922; 89, 3931,

3933λ, 3936μ, 3942, 3945, 3946, 3947, 3948, 3969 (Śānta-

nave) π; 90, 4052, 4055, 4057; 92, 4113 (Śāntanavaḥ); 95,

4234 (Kurupitāmaham), 4240 (Śāntanavaḥ), 4252; 96, 4337,

4339 (Śāntanavaḥ); 97, 4407κκ, 4411 (Śāntanavaḥ), 4413,

4414, 4415, 4416, 4420, 4421, 4426, 4437, 4439, 4447;

98, 4474, 4478, 4480, 4492, 4496, 4497, 4498.—§ 586 (do.):

VI, 99, 4500 (Śāntanavaḥ), 4502α, 4514, 4515; 100, 4555;

101, 4590, 4614 (Śāntanavaḥ), 4620, 4622; 102, 4669;

103, 4682, 4685, 4687, 4690, 4693, 4696, 4724ξ; 104,

4737, 4740, 4741, 4765; 105, 4767, 4768, 4770 (asmākaṃ

pitāmahaḥ), 4771, 4773; 106, 4809, 4813, 4818, 4821,

4828, 4836, 4837, 4841 (Kurupitāmahaṃ), 4842, 4843, 4846,

4847, 4850, 4852, 4853, 4855, 4857, 4859, 4860, 4861,

4863, 4876 (Śāntanavaḥ), 4880, 4881, †4884; 107, 4887,

4888, 4892, 4893, 4898, 4900, 4902, 4903, 4904, 4905,

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4912, 4914, 4915, 4923, 4924, 4925 (Śāntanavaḥ), 4928, 4930,

4933, 4938 (Devavrataḥ), 4942, 4943, 4944 (Kurupitāmahaḥ),

(4961), 4975 (Kurupitāmahaṃ), 4982, 4985, 4986, 4989,

4991.—§ 587 (do.): VI, 108, 4994, 5004b, 5009 (Śāntanavaḥ;

every day Bh. formed arrays in battle, sometimes after the

manner of the Asuras, sometimes after that of the Piśācas,

and sometimes after that of the Rākṣasas), 5011, 5017,

5021, 5027, 5034, 5037, 5042, 5043, 5045, 5046, 5047; 109,

5057 (Śāntanavaḥ), 5058, 5059, 5062, 5065, 5069, 5086, 5089,

5091; 110, 5094, 5095, 5097, 5101, 5102, 5104, 5105, 5106,

5107, 5109, 5111, 5112, 5113, 5114, 5115, 5118, 5136,

5137; 111, 5140, 5157, 5160, 5162, 5166, 5171, 5172, 5174,

5175, 5176, 5179, 5182, 5187, 5188, 5189, 5192, 5193,

5196; 112, 5201, 5213, 5214, 5215, 5218, 5238; 113,

5242, 5285; 114, 5325λ, 5326, 5328, 5330, 5331, 5333,

5334; 115, 5335, 5336, 5339, 5340, 5341, 5342 (Śāntanavaḥ),

5343, 5350, 5351, 5352, 5354, 5356, 5358, 5360 (Śāntanavaṃ),

5376; 116, 5378, 5383, 5405, 5406, 5410, 5416, 5427,

5431, 5433, 5438, 5442, 5447, 5449, 5450; 117, 5452,

5456, 5457, 5461, 5471, 5476, 5478, 5479, 5480, 5512,

5513; 118, 5522, 5527, 5536 (vṛddhaḥ Kurupitāmahaḥ),

5537, 5541 (slays Śatānīka), 5543, 5547, 5548 (Śāntanavaḥ),

5550, 5551, 5555, 5557, 5558, 5560, 5561, 5564, 5567

(Bhāgīrathīputraṃ), 5568; 119, 5572, 5573, 5579, 5580,

5581, 5582, 5590, 5593, 5596, 5598, 5602, 5603, 5606,

5607, 5608, 5609 (Śāntanavaḥ), 5611 (Kurupitāmahaḥ), 5614,

5615, 5617, 5621 (Śāntanavaḥ), 5625, 5634 (Śāntanavaḥ),

5641, 5642, 5645, 5650, 5652, 5655, 5656, 5663 (Kurupi-

tāmahaḥ), 5665 (do.), 5666, 5669, 5676 (Kurūṇāṃ śṛṅge),

5680 (Śāntanoḥ putre), 5686; 120, 5689, 5690, 5692, 5693,

5696 (Kurupitāmahaḥ), 5697, 5699 (Śāntanavaṃ), 5701 (do.),

5704 (do.), 5710 (Kauravānāṃ pitāmahaḥ), 5711, 5714, 5718,

5719, 5721 (Śāntanavaḥ), 5735, 5750, 5753, 5755, 5756.—

§ 588 (do.): VI, 121, 5769, 5771, 5778, 5785, 5787

(Kurūṇām ṛṣabhaṃ), †5812; 122, 5818 (Śāntanunandane),

5819, 5840, (5851).—§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 1, 4, 9,

10, 15, 17, 18, 35, 40, 42, 50 (Kauravāṇām upāśraye); 2,

†52, †54, †55, †71, †81, †83; 3, 90 (Pitāmahaṃ), 94, 96

(Bhāratānāṃ pitāmahaṃ); 5, 138; 7, 187, 190; 11, 425,

427, 428, 430.—§ 592 (Saṃśaptakav.): VII, 23, 1017

(Bh°ād avāpya cāstrāṇi, i.e. Pāṇḍya); 24, 1056.—§ 598

(Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 85, 3036β, 3042γ, 3054; 86,

3074.—§ 599 (do.): VII, 98, 3649ι; 110, 4228; 122,

4884; 128, 5270; 131, 5360; 147, 6387; 149, 6479;

150, 6505 (mama pitāmahaṃ, i.e. Duryodhana's); 151, 6535,

(yac Chikhaṇḍy avadhīd Bh°aṃ), 6556, 6559.—§ 600

(Ghaṭotkacav.): VII, 158, 7035ω.—§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstra-

mokṣap.): VII, 196, 9074; 198, 9142, 9144 (°āntakaraḥ

…Śikhaṇḍī), 9168 (Kurupitāmahaḥ); 199, 9223χ.—

§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 2, 32γ, 40; 5, 95; 6, 153, 186;

7, 191; 9, 262, 273, 287 (Bh° am apratiyudhyantaṃ Śikhaṇḍī

sāyakottamaiḥ | pātayām āsa samare), 294, 310, 341.—§ 605

(do.): VIII, 10, 362κ, 367, 369, 381; 11, 411; 20, 772γγ,

774; 26, 1057 (Śikhaṇḍinaṃ Bh°mṛtyuṃ); 32, 1332σσ,

1333.—§ 607 (do.): VIII, 36, 1686a, 1687; 37, †1715,

†1719, †1736, †1745 (sa-Bhīṣmakāḥ); 41, 1947ε, 1953;

45, 2113ο.—§ 608 (do.): VIII, 56, 2745οο; 61, 3082

(Śikhaṇḍī…Bhīṣmahantā); 66, 3330ιιι; 69,

3432ννν; 72, 3612υυυ; 73, 3644, 3646 (Śāntanavaṃ), 3662,

3666, 3673 (slain by Śikhaṇḍin), 3685, 3722, 3734, 3735;

79, 4035; 87, 4455; 88, 4510; 96, 5013.—§ 609

(Śalyap.): IX, 2, 75 (Pitāmaha), 86 (lokanātha), 111, 113.

—§ 610 (do.): IX, 4μ, 197, 224; 6π, 315; 7, 340, 349,

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360.—§ 611 (do.): IX, 8, 380, 383, 402θ; 16, 811σ; 19,

1001γγ, 1023; 24νν, 1291, 1292, 1293; 27ττ, 1456.—

§ 612 (Hradapraveśap.): IX, 29β, 1646.—§ 613 (Gadā-

yuddhap.): IX, 32β, 1836.—§ 615b (Baladevatīrthay.):

IX, 54ν, 3060.—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 58, 3256;

61ϕ, 3424, 3428, 3447χ, 3450; 63ββ, 3548; 64εε, 3588

(Śāntanave), 3593.—§ 616 (Sauptikap): X, 3, 137; 5ε,

196 (Śāntanavaḥ).—§ 617 (Aiṣīkap.): X, 10β, 563.—§ 618

(Jalapradānikap.): XI, 1β, 16γ, 29 (Kuruvṛddhasya); 12λ,

320 (Pitāmahaṃ); 13μ, 346.—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 16,

447α, 454; 23θ, 648 (bhīṣmakṛd āhave), 656 (Śāntanavaḥ);

25κ, 735.—§ 621 (Rājadh.): XII, 4, 120; 5ζ, 140.—

§ 623 (do.): XII, 16γ, 503.—§ 635 (do.): XII, 37, 1349

(Kurupitāmahaṃ) (Vyāsa directs Yudhiṣṭhira to consult

Bhīṣma).—§ 637 (do.): XII, 46ζ, 1563, 1573 (Gāṅgeyaṃ),

1575 (Kauravānāṃ dhurandhare), 1577, 1578, 1580; 47,

1589 (asked by Janamejaya, Vaiśampāyana related how

Bhīṣma cast off his body), 1591, 1600, 1603θ, (1604), 1689,

1690, 1691, 1692, 1693.—§ 639 (do.): XII, 50, 1811,

1817γ, 1823, 1826 (Śāntanavāt), 1831, 1836; 51, 1844δ,

(1845), 1856, 1857, 1860; 52, 1862 (Śāntanavaḥ), 1876,

1879, 1882, 1888; 53, 1905, 1911, 1920.—§ 640 (do.):

XII, 54, 1926 (Śāntanunandane Gāṅgeye), 1928 (Kauravānāṃ

dhurandhare), 1932 (Gāṅgeyaḥ), 1935, (1941), 1951, 1953,

1955; 55, (1978), 1984, 1985; 56, (1996); 57, (2047); 58,

(2092), 2117, 2118.—§ 641 (do.): XII, 59, 2123, 2124,

2125, (2134); 60, (2273); 61, (2324); 62, (2346); 63,

(2356); 64, (2386); 65, (2448); 66, (2453); 67, (2496),

(2518); 68, (2536); 69, (2598), (2670); 70, (2702); 71,

(2716); 72, (2749); 73, (2775); 74, (2808), (2827); 75,

(2832), (2849), (2865); 76, (2870); 77, (2884), (2914);

78, (2918), (2920), (2930), (2936), (2955); 79, (2963),

(2971); 80, (2985); 81, (3025); 82, (3055); 83, (3126);

84, (3183), (3193); 85, (3195), (3198); 86, (3229); 87,

(3262); 88, (3303); 89, (3335), (3356); 90, (3362); 91,

(3461); 92, (3464); 94, (3534); 95, (3536), (3541); 96,

(3557); 97, (3583); 98, (3614), (3663); 99, (3664); 100,

(3683); 101, (3734); 102, (3754); 103, (3795), (3846);

104, (3848); 107, (3986); 108, (3991); 109, (4026); 110,

(4054); 111, (4084), (4130); 112, (4174); 113, (4197), (4207);

114, (4211); 115, (4243); 116, (4254); 117, (4279); 118,

(4303); 119, (4331); 120, (4353); 121, (4416); 122, (4469),

(4523); 123, (4527); 124, (4552), (4613), (4621); 125,

(4629); 126, (4641); 127, (4660); 128, (4713); 129, (4718);

130, (4732).—§ 642 (Āpaddharm.): XII, 131, (4782), (4788);

132, (4795); 133, (4815); 134, (4835).—§ 643 (do.): XII,

135, (4852), (4874).—§ 644 (do.): XII, 136, (4878).—

§ 645 (do.): XII, 137, (4889).—§ 646 (do.): XII, 138,

4923 (Śāntanavāt), (4924), (4994).—§ 647 (do.): XII, 139,

(5136), (5245).—§ 648 (do.): XII, 140, (5248).—§ 649

(do.): XII, 141, (5327), (5410).—§ 650 (do.): XII, 142,

(5423), (5456).—§ 651 (do.): XII, 143, (5460), (5464);

144, (5493); 145, (5510); 146, (5524); 147, (5550); 148,

(5561); 149, (5574).—§ 652 (do.): XII, 150, (5595); 151,

(5613); 152, (5673).—§ 653 (do.): XII, 153, (5676), (5771),

(5784).—§ 654 (do.): XII, 154, (5804); 156, (5841),

(5845), (5850); 157, (5861), (5867).—§ 655 (do.): XII, 158,

(5878); 159, (5913), (5917); 160, (5930), 5962, 5963; 161,

(5964); 162, (5979); 163, (6005); 164, (6029); 165,

(6039).—§ 656 (do.): XII, 166, 6128, (6129).—§ 657

(do.): XII, 167, 6210.—§ 658 (do.): XII, 168, (6268),

(6293); 169, (6317); 170, (6342), (6344); 171, (6368),

(6373); 172, (6403); 173, (6430), 6456.—§ 659 (Mokṣadh.):

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XII, 174, (6458), (6463), (6521); 175, (6523), (6561);

176, (6563); 177, (6587); 178, (6640), (6647); 179, (6654),

(6661), (6689); 180, (6691); 181, (6746).—§ 660 (do.):

XII, 182, (6769); 192, (7030).—§ 661 (do.): XII, 193,

(7033); 194, (7068); 195, (7129); 196, (7156); 197, (7175),

(7186); 198, (7188).—§ 662 (do.): XII, 199, (7199),

(7215), (7227), (7232), (7285), (7319); 200, (7332), (7362).

—§ 663 (do.): XII, 201, (7366).—§ 664 (do.): XII, 207,

(7520).—§ 665 (do.): XII, 208, (7568).—§ 666 (do.): XII,

209, (7607).—§ 667 (do.): XII, 210, (7642); 211, (7689);

212, (7707), (7734); 213, (7742); 214, (7764); 215, (7793);

216, (7821); 217, (7842).—§ 668 (do.): XII, 218, (7882);

219, (7930), (7934).—§ 669 (do.): XII, 220, (7985); 221,

(8005), (8007), (8013).—§ 670 (do.): XII, 222, (8023).—

§ 671 (do.): XII, 223, (8059), (8069); 224, (8088); 225,

(8148), (8185).—§ 612 (do.): XII, 226, (8187).—§ 673

(do.): XII, 227, (8214).—§ 674 (do.): XII, 229, (8334).

—§ 675 (do.): XII, 230, (8430). (8434).—§ 676 (do.): XII,

231, (8455).—§ 677 (do.): XII, 232, (8483), (8487); 240,

(8734); 242, (8806); 243, (8835); 245, (8884); 256,

(9131), (9142).—§ 678 (do.): XII, 257, (9150); 260,

(9231).—§ 680 (do.): XII, 262, (9277), (9289); 263,

(9339), (9342); 264, (9441); 265, (9446), (9462).—§ 681

(do.): XII, 266, (9467), (9480).—§ 682 (do.): XII, 267,

(9482).—§ 683 (do.): XII, 268, (9560).—§ 684 (do.):

XII, 269, (9598).—§ 685 (do.): XII, 272, (9756), (9782),

(9787), (9801), (9804).—§ 686 (do.): XII, 273, (9812).—

§ 687 (do.): XII, 274, (9832); 275, (9856).—§ 688 (do.):

XII, 276, (9874).—§ 689 (do.): XII, 277, (9916).—§ 690

(do.): XII, 278, (9929), (9966).—§ 691 (do.): XII, 279,

(9968).—§ 692 (do.): XII, 280, (9995); 281, (10085),

(10087), (10096).—§ 693 (do.): XII, 282, (10104), (10124),

(10138); 283, (10143), (10170), (10184), (10189).—§ 694

(do.): XII, 284, (10211), (10238).—§ 696 (do.): XII, 285,

(10347).—§ 697 (do.): XII, 286, (10486).—§ 698 (do.):

XII, 287, (10533).—§ 699 (do.): XII, 288, (10554).—

§ 700 (do.): XII, 289, (10613), (10615).—§ 701 (do.): XII,

290, (10664), (10680).—§ 702 (do.): XII, 291, (10699);

298, (10941); 299, (10942), (10991).—§ 703 (do.): XII,

300, (10993), (11036).—§ 704 (do.): XII, 301, (11038),

(11047), (11079); 302, (11100), (11151), (11181).—§ 705

(do.): XII, 303, (11220); 309, (11508).—§ 706 (do.):

XII, 310, (11518), (11542).—§ 707 (do.): XII, 311, (11545);

319, (11818).—§ 708 (do.): XII, 320, (11839).—§ 709

(do.): XII, 321, (11854), (11928), (12043).—§ 710 (do.):

XII, 322, (12046), (12137).—§ 711 (do.): XII, 323,

(12139).—§ 712 (do.): XII, 324, (12163); 325, (12187).—

§ 713 (do.): XII, 326, (12215); 327, (12260).—§ 714

(do.): XII, 328, (12312); 329, (12365), (12386).—§ 715

(do.): XII, 330, (12422).—§ 716 (do.): XII, 333, (12577);

334, (12608).—§ 717 (do.): XII, 335, (12654); 336,

†(12696), (12711); 337, (12752), (12768); 338, (12819),

(12823), (12831), (12859); 339, (12861); 340, (12865),

(12882), (12974), (12980), (13002); 347, 13443 (śṛṇvatoḥ

Kṛṣṇa-Bhīṣmayoḥ); 349, 13557 (do.), 13611 (do.).—§ 718

(do.): XII, 353, (13765); 354, (13775); 357, (13818);

358, (13822); 359, (13835); 360, (13848); 362, (13884);

366, (13935).—§ 719 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 1, (15), (33),

(49), (61), (69), (80).—§ 720 (do.): XIII, 2, (87), (173).—

§ 721 (do.): XIII, 4, (200), (212).—§ 722 (do.): XIII, 5,

(264), (282).—§ 723 (do.): XIII, 6, (296).—§ 724 (do.):

XIII, 7, (345), 371; 8, (376).—§ 725 (do.): XIII, 9, (405),

(417), (420).—§ 726 (do.): XIII, 10, (435), (450), (480),

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(494).—§ 727 (do.): XIII, 11, (508).—§ 728 (do.): XIII,

12, (529), (575).—§ 729 (do.): XIII, 13, (583).—§ 730

(do.): XIII, 14, (590), 605 (Pitāmahaḥ), (606).—§ 731 (do.):

XIII, 19, (1390), (1407), (1476); 20, (1485), (1497); 21,

(1513), (1523), (1529).—§ 732 (do.): XIII, 22, (1532),

(1534), (1536), (1539), (1545), (1547), (1549), (1555),

(1557), (1563); 23, (1573), (1621); 24, (1677).—§ 733

(do.): XIII, 25, (1690).—§ 734 (do.): XIII, 26, 1766,

1768 (Bh° āśritāḥ…kathāḥ), 1769, 1774, 1775, (1777),

†(1860), 1863.—§ 735 (do.): XIII, 27, (1870), (1892);

28, (1896); 29, (1913).—§ 736 (do.): XIII, 30, (1944).—

§ 737 (do.): XIII, 31, (2009).—§ 738 (do.): XIII, 32,

(2046), (2060).—§ 739 (do.): XIII, 33, (2084); 34, (2110),

(2140); 35, (2142).—§ 740 (do.): XIII, 36, (2165), (2183).

—§ 741 (do.): XIII, 37, (2185), (2189).—§ 742 (do.):

XIII, 38, (2203), (2206), (2208).—§ 743 (do.): XIII, 40,

(2247), (2271), (2274); 41, (2307), (2334); 42, (2344); 43,

(2377).—§ 744 (do.): XIII, 44, (2406), (2424), (2434);

45, (2462), (2471); 46, (2484); 47, (2505), (2529),

(2547); 48, (2564), (2602); 49, (2615), (2619), (2625),

(2627), (2632), (2635).—§ 745 (do.): XIII, 50, (2642); 51,

(2668), (2681), (2688), (2707); 52, (2722), (2728); 53,

(2756), (2803); 54, (2825); 56, (2919).—§ 746 (do.): XIII,

57, (2931); 58, (2971); 59, 3005; 60, (3045); 61, (3067);

62, (3104), (3156); 63, (3203), (3242); 64, (3253), (3288);

65, (3289); 66, (3310), (3314); 67, (3377); 68, (3396),

(3418); 69, (3433), (3444); 70, (3452); 71, (3486); 72,

(3546); 74, (3616); 75, (3629); 76, (3666), †3693; 77,

(3699), (3705); 78, (3732), (3735); 80, (3801); 81, (3803);

82, (3852); 83, (3879), (3924).—§ 747 (do.): XIII, 84,

(3940); 85, (4183).—§ 748 (do.): XIII, 86, (4190).—

§ 749 (do.): XIII, 87, 4222 (Śāntanavaḥ), (4223); 88,

(4241); 89, (4255); 90, (4271); 91, (4328); 92, (4372).—

§ 750 (do.): XIII, 93, (4397), (4399), (4405), (4414),

(4449), (4458), (4468), (4481), (4541).—§ 751 (do.): XIII,

94, (4547), (4588).—§ 752 (do.): XIII, 95, (4604), (4619);

96, (4630), (4636), (4641), (4644).—§ 753 (do.): XIII, 97,

(4652), (4675).—§ 754 (do.): XIII, 98, (4678).—§ 755 (do.):

XIII, 99, (4745); 100, (4773).—§ 756 (do.): XIII, 101,

(4814), (4841).—§ 757 (do.): XIII, 102, (4844).—§ 758

(do.): XIII, 103, (4908), (4950).—§ 759 (do.): XIII, 104,

(4957); 105, (5114); 106, 5139 (Śāntanavaḥ), (5140); 107,

(5209); 108, (5350); 109, (5371); 110, 5387 (Kurupi—

tāmahaṃ), (5389).—§ 760 (do.): XIII, 111, (5400).—§ 761

(do.): XIII, 114, (5578); 115, (5600); 116, (5686).—§ 762

(do.): XIII, 117, (5726), (5737); 119, (5777), (5787), (5789).

—§ 763 (do.): XIII, 120, (5794); 121, (5821); 122, (5838).

—§ 764 (do.): XIII, 123, (5859), (5878).—§ 765 (do.):

XIII, 124, (5881).—§ 766 (do.): XIII, 125, (5922); 126,

(6005), (6015), (6046); 130, (6102); 131, (6141); 132,

(6155); 134, (6196).—§ 767 (do.): XIII, 135, (6200); 136,

(6222); 137, (6246); 138, (6280).—§ 768 (do.): XIII,

139, 6294 (Bhāgīrathīputraḥ), (6295); 140, (6338), (6388);

146, (6778), (6804); 148, (6887), 6934 (°ānuśāsanaṃ).—

§ 769 (do.): XIII, 149, (6939).—§ 770 (do.): XIII, 151,

(7082).—§ 771 (do.): XIII, 152, (7163).—§ 772 (do.):

XIII, 153, (7186); 156, (7265), (7269); 157, (7291); 158,

(7326).—§ 773 (do.): XIII, 159, (7356); 160, 7457.—

§ 774 (do.): XIII, 163, 7532 (Śāntanavaṃ), (7534), (7543),

(7551), (7560), (7566); 164, (7608); 165, (7612).—§ 775

(do.): XIII, 166, 7627, (7630).—§ 776 (do.): XIII, 167,

7689 (Kauravāṇāṃ dhurandhare).—§ 777 (Svargārohaṇikap.):

XIII, 168, 7713 (°saṃskaraṇāya), 7716 (°syāgnīn), 7730,

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(7735), (7742), 7752; 169, 7759 (Śāntanavaḥ), 7766,

7773 (Kurukulodvahaṃ), 7792 (Kuruśārdūlaṃ).—§ 778

(Aśvamedhikap.): XIV, 2, 24 (Bhāgīrathīsutāt).—§ 779

(do.): XIV, 12, 326 (Droṇa° bhyāṃ).—§ 780 (do.): XIV,

14, 368, 369 (°Karṇapurogānāṃ Kurūṇāṃ).—§ 781 (do.):

XIV, 15, 393.—§ 784b (Utaṅka): XIV, 53, 1552.—§ 785

(Anugītāp.): XIV, 60, 1775α, 1780β (Kauravyaḥ); 61,

1822γ; 63, 1876; 81, 2410, 2415 (Śūntanavaḥ).—§ 787

(Āśramavāsap.): XV, 3, 79γ; 7, 255; 8, 259ι; 9, 283λ;

10, 320, 332ν; 11, 366 (°ādīnāṃ), 371π, 378; 12, 386

(°ādīnāṃ); 14, 411, 414σ.—§ 789 (Putradarś.): XV, 29,

797 (Śāntanavaṃ); 31, 858η (Bhīṣmañ ca viddhi Gāṅgeyaṃ

Vasuṃ mānuṣatāṃ gataṃ); 32, 874θ.—§ 795 (Svargāro-

haṇap.): XVIII, 4, 145 (Vasubhiḥ sahitaṃ Śāntanavaṃ);

5, 148λ, 158μ.

Compare also the following synonyms:—

Āpagāsuta (“son of the river”): I, 4480; VI, 5216.

Āpageya (do.), q.v.

Bhāgīrathīputra (“son of Gaṅgā”): XIII, 6294.

Bhāgīrathīsuta (do.): XIV, 24.

Bhārata, q.v.

Bharataśreṣṭha (“the best of the Bh°”), q.v.

Bhā̆ratāṇāṃ pitāmahaḥ (“the grandfather of the

Bh°”), q.v.

Bharatarṣabha (do.), q.v.

Bharatasattama (do.), q.v.

Bhīṣmaka: V, 5981.

Śāntanava: I, †176, †184, 2261, 2420, 4077, 4080,

4108, 4115, 4118, 4122, 4254, 4425, 4911, 4960, 5660,

5662, 5707, 5860, 7489, 7518, 7535, 7567 (rājñā?), 8050

(rājñaḥ?); II, 1332, 1347, 1371, 2477; III, 1110 (Pitāmahaḥ);

IV, 912 (Bharatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ), 1176, 1238, 1600, 1734,

1755 (sarveṣāṃ naḥ pitāmahaḥ, has a golden helm, etc.),

2035 (Bhāratānāṃ pitāmahaḥ), 2056, 2068, 2081, †2108,

†2124, †2131 (Pitāmahaṃ vṛddhaṃ), 2167; V, 89 (nṛpaḥ),

642, †790, 923 (Bhāratānāṃ pitāmahaṃ), 1897 (rājñe?), 1916,

1951, 2243, 2428, 2492 (vṛddhaṃ…Pitāmahaṃ),

2501εε (Pitāmahaṃ), 3371, 3374, 4186, 4195, 4287, 4346,

4367 (rājñā?), 4824ε, 4828ζ, 4898 (Pitāmahaḥ), †5039, 5278,

5956, 6008, 6070, 7575, 7608ε; VI, 497 (Bhāratānāṃ

pitāmahaḥ), 516, 524, 552, 568, 570, 572, 575, 580, 628,

654, 675 (rājñā), 757, 1563, 1677, 1838, 1841, 1869, 1874

1897, 1916, 1917, 1924, 1929, 1943, 2029, 2142, 2165, 2195

2339, 2402, 2403, 2494, 2527, †2585 (rājñaḥ), †2604, †2606

†2621, †2623, †2655 (rājñā), 2656, †2671, 2849, 2883, 3049

3090, 3128, 3192, 3194, 3198, 3508, 3575, 3581, 3584, 3588,

†3764, †3765, †3769, †3773 (rājñā), 3792, 3794, 3798, 3805,

3838, 3852, 3884, 3891, 3969π, 4113, 4240, 4339, 4411,

4476, 4500, 4614, 4876, 4925, 4940, 4954, 5009, 5057,

5092, 5335, 5342, 5360, 5368, 5533 (pitā Ś°s tava, i.e.

Dhṛtarāṣṭra's), 5548, 5609, 5621, 5634, 5670, 5688, 5699,

5701, 5704 (Bhāratānāṃ pitāmaha), 5721, 5730, 5764, 5765,

5774, 5776, 5790, †5799; VII, 23, †53, †59, †63, 144;

VIII, 22, 93, 3640; IX, 1306, 3588; X, 196; XI, 649,

654, 656; XII, 1826, 1862, 2714, 4923; XIII, 3596, 3598,

4222, 5139, 6936, 7532, 7629, 7697, 7717, 7759, 7767;

XIV, 2409, 2414, 2415; XV, 797; XVIII, 145.

Śāntanoḥ putraḥ (“the son of Ś°”) = Bhīṣma: VI,

5680; IX, 1294; XI, 740.

Śāntanoḥ sutaḥ (do.) = Bhīṣma: V, 3707; VI, 2564,

4849, 5079.

Śāntanūja (do.) = Bhīṣma: V, †1847.

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Śāntanunandana (do.) = Bhīṣma: I, 4085; VI, 569,

5818; XII, 1926.

Śāntanusuta (do.) = Bhīṣma: XIII, 7761.

Devavrata, the original name of Bhīṣma: I, 3800,

3965 (Gāṅgeyaḥ), 3987, 4024, 4039; V, 2164, 5003 (Bh°),

5020, 5037; VI, 580, 642 (pitā D°s tava, i.e. Dhṛtarāṣṭra's),

1904 (do.), 1934 (do.), 1948 (do.), 1966 (do.), 1970 (do.), 1973

(do.), 2158 (do.), 2342 (do.), 2345 (do.), 2394 (do.), 2404 (do.),

2511 (do.), 3060 (do.), 3273 (do.), 3291 (do.), 3771, 3807

(pitā D°s tava, i.e. Dhṛtarāṣṭra's), 3892 (do.), 3925 (do.),

4227, 4619 (pitā D°s tava, i.e. Dhṛtarāṣṭra's), 4684 (do.),

4877 (do.), 4932, 4938 (Bh°), 5078 (pitā D°s tava, i.e. Dhṛ°s),

5346 (do.), 5459 (do.), 5694, 5768; VII, 2, 13, 14, 24, 31, 32,

351; XI, 659 (gate…svargaṃ devakalpe); XII, 1925

(śaratalpagate 'cyute).

Gaṅgāsuta = Bhīṣma: VI, 3518, 3765, 5770.

Gāṅgeya = Bhīṣma: I, 94, 3965 (sa tu Devavrato nāma

Gāṅgeya iti cābhavat Dyu-nāmā Śāntanoḥ putraḥ Śāntanor

adhiko guṇaiḥ), 3987 (Devavrato Vasuḥ), 4029, 4049, (4058),

4144, 4147, 4362, 4439, 5096, 5185, 5313; III, 165; IV,

1605, 2038, 2078 (Bh°), 2084; V, 2189 (Pitāmahaḥ), 4984,

5092, 5302, 5308, 5485, 5649, 5715 (pitaraṃ, i.e. Dhṛta-

rāṣṭra's), 5717, 5725, 5820, 5836, 5846, 5943, 5988, 5990,

6073, 7256, 7306, 7307 (Śāntanoḥ putro Vasuḥ), 7374, 7559,

7562, 7594β; VI, 607 (°aṃ, so B.), 1678, 1679, 1911, 1925,

1936, 1969, 2150, 2156, 2158, 2162, 2168, 2173, 2189, 2341,

2344, 2481, 2532, 3119, 3126, 3531, 3565, 3578, †3763,

3796, 3888, 4252, 4358, 4412, 4430, 4441, 4477, 4487, 4488,

4489, 4490, 4491, 4683, 4692, 4695, 4763, 4921, 4946, 4976,

4983, 4990, 5055, 5071, 5085, 5093, 5096, 5098, 5103, 5116,

5119, 5161, 5308, 5332, 5428, 5453, 5474, 5475, 5532, 5533,

5591, 5612, 5619, 5636, 5638, 5661, 5662, 5685, 5824, 5856;

VII, 18, 22, 38; VIII, 152; IX, 1934 (Bharataśreṣṭhaḥ

sarveṣāṃ naḥ pitāmahaḥ), 3161, 3407; X, 533; XI, 653;

XII, 183, 802, 1573 (Bh°), 1810, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1839,

1876, 1877, 1884 (sa°), 1891, 1912, 1923, 1926, 1930, 1932,

1986, 2123, 2268 (Pitāmahaṃ); XIII, 1759, 1771 (Kuru-

sattamaṃ), 1942, 5402 (Pārtha°yoḥ), 5920, 6931, 6935, 7693,

7729, 7734, 7754, 7770, 7776, 7777 (Kuruśreṣṭhaṃ), 7779;

XIV, 1783; XV, 359, 858 (Bh°).

Jāhnavīputra (“son of Gaṅgā”) = Bhīṣma: VI,

5746.

Jāhnavisuta (do.) = Bhīṣma: V, 7015; VII, 21, 28.

Kaurava,

Kauravānāṃ dhurandharaḥ,

Kauravānāṃ pitāmahaḥ,

Kauravānām upaśrayaḥ, v. Kaurava.

Kauravādhama.

Kauravanandana.

Kauravya.

Kuruśārdūla.

Kuruśreṣṭha.

Kurūdvaha.

Kurukulaśreṣṭha.

Kurukulādhama.

Kurukulodvaha.

Kurumukhya.

Kurūṇām abhayaṃkaraḥ v. Kuru, pl.

Kurūṇāṃ śṛṅgaṃ v. Kuru, pl.

Kurūṇām ṛṣabhaḥ v. Kuru, pl.

Kurunandana.

Kurupati.

Kurupitāmaha.

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Kurupravira.

Kurupuṅgava.

Kururājarṣisattama.

Kurusattama.

Kurūttama.

Kuruvaṃśaketu.

Kuruvaraśreṣṭha.

Kuruvṛddha.

(Kuruvṛddhatama).

Mahāvrata (“who observes a great religious vow”):

V, 5038, 7020 (Bh°), 7023, 7583 (Āpageyaṃ); VI, †2594,

†3770; VII, †57, 95 (pitaraṃ te, i.e. Dhṛtarāṣṭra's)

Nadīja (“son of the river”): IV, 1294; V, 78(?),

5030.

Pitāmaha: I, 5790; III, 1110 (Śāntanavaḥ); IV, †2131

(do.); V, 2268π, 2492 (Bh°), 2501 (Śāntanavaṃ); VI, 1909,

1940, 1960, †2806, 4873, 5048, 5061, 5212, 5473, 5563;

IX, 75 (Bh°), 278, 1789 [1934 (Gāṅgeyo Bharataśreṣṭhaḥ

sarveṣāṃ naḥ pitāmahaḥ)], 2190 (pitāmahasyamahato vartamāne

mahāmakhe), 2196, 2198, 2199, 2200, 3418; XI, 320; XII,

804, 1936, 1987, 1989, 1994, 2119, 2268 (Gāṅgeyaṃ), 2272,

2495, 2535, 2669, 2714, 2715, 2831, 2869, 2883, 2962, 2983,

3125, 3228, 3302, 3463, 3540, 3613, 3682, 3794, 4231,

4408(?), 4622, 4623, 4624, 4717, 4794, 5135, 5247, 5325, etc.

Prapitāmaha: VI, 5538; XII, 6125.

Sāgaragāsuta (“son of the river”): I, 4128, 4441;

VI, 4938.

*Satyasandha (“true”): V, †5652, †5655 (°aṃ, so B.);

VIII, †3506.

Tāladhvaja (“whose banner is the palmyra palm”):

VI, 4742.

Vasu, q.v.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The son of Shantanu and Ganga, and the grandsire of the Pandavas

भीष्म (bhīṣma) [Printed book page 2-566]
Bhīṣma — son of Śantanu; Grandsire of the Pāṇḍavas

and Gangā. The best of Bharatas, the foremost of the

Vasus, and versed in dharma: Learned, self-controlled, and

devoted to Hari. His prowess was praised even by Paraśu-

rāma. Leader of a thousand legions, called Sahasrāṇī;¹

Informed by Uddhava of Balarāma's visit to Hastināpura:

was invited for the Rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira;² went to

Syamantapañcaka for the solar eclipse and there met Kṛṣṇa

and the Vṛṣṇis. Left it for his home.³

Joined Duryodhana's army and was commander for

ten days when he was mortally wounded; while on his death-

bed he welcomed the sages and the royal guests, who visit-

ed him;⁴ told the Pāṇḍavas that they were safe under the

guidance of Kṛṣṇa;⁵ Yudhiṣṭhira addressed B. lying on a

bed of arrows on the various aspects of dharma and

especially mokṣa dharma. The discourse was over when

it was uttarāyana, B. cast off his mortal coil with his mind

fixed on Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva. His praise of Kṛṣṇa;⁶ was
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seen among others by Akrūra, Kṛtavarman, Kṛṣṇa and

Balarāma;⁷ one of the twelve, who knew the dharma

ordained by Hari;⁸ gave piṇḍa in Viṣṇupada;⁹ Baladeva's

respect for;¹⁰ narrated to Nakula what he heard from his

Brahmana friend Kālingaka, on the mystery of birth and

death;¹¹ the best of the Kurus;¹² heard a legend from Vasiṣṭha

as to who was a Nagna.¹³
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. IX. 22. 19-20; I. 9. 4-6, 30; M. 103. 5. Vā. 99. 240.

Vi. IV. 20. 33; V. 35. 5 and 27.]

[Footnote: 2) Bhā. X. 68. 17 and 28; 74. 10.]

[Footnote: 3) Ib. X. 82. 24; 84. 57, 69 [1].]

[Footnote: 4) Ib. X. 78. [95(v)16], [28]; I. 9.

8-10; 15. 10.]

[Footnote: 5) Ib. I. 9. 11-14.]

[Footnote: 6) Ib. I. 9. 25-42; XI. 19. 11-12.]

[Footnote: 7) Ib. X. 49. 1; 52. [56(v)4, and 11]; 57. 2.]

[Footnote: 8) Ib. VI. 3. 20. ]

[Footnote: 9) Vā.

111. 69.]

[Footnote: 10) Vi. V. 35. 36; 38. 16, 47, 49 and 64.]

[Footnote: 11) Ib. III. 7. 8.]

[Footnote: 12) Ib. III. 7. 35.]

[Footnote: 13) Ib. III. 17. 7.]
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— The Purana Index

An Epithet of Śiva

3 definitions

an epithet of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Shiva

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Demon, Rākṣasa, or Imp

2 definitions

a Rakshasa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A demon, imp, or goblin

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adjective 'terrible' AND the Mahābhārata Character

2 definitions

1. Frightful, terrific, or dreadful. 2. A son of Ganga and Shantanu, grand-uncle of the Pandus, and leader of the Kuru army.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Dreadful or horrible. 2. Name of an ancestor of the Bharatas, the son of Ganga.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Horror, Horribleness (Noun)

2 definitions

horror, horribleness

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Horror, horribleness

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sentiment of Terror (Rhetoric)

2 definitions

terrible, formidable

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The sentiment of terror in rhetoric

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Group of Beings (Plural 'Bhīṣmas')

1 definition

an ancient warrior and commander in the Mahabharata

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Associated with Bhīṣma (Character)

1 definition

the race or followers of Bhishma

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Meaning Death

1 definition

death

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