भीष्मक (bhīṣmaka) is a Sanskrit word meaning Bhishma the son of Shantanu, used contemptuously, the father of Rukmini, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, used contemptuously, the contemptible Bhishma, name of the son of Shantanu by Ganga, the king of Vidarbha and father of Rukmini. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Bhīṣma (son of Śāntanu), often contemptuously, King Bhīṣmaka of Vidarbha (father of Rukmiṇī), Entry defining two distinct persons: Bhīṣma (son of Śāntanu) and King (father of Rukmiṇī).
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
— The Purana Index
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
