विभीषणvibhīṣaṇa

विभीषण (vibhīṣaṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning terrifying, fearful, horrible, bullying or blustering, miscarriage, abortion, amphidonax Karka, a brother of Ravana, two kings of Kashmir. Its 21 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Other Named Individuals/Entities, Polysemous Entries (Adjective, Noun, Proper Noun), Miscellaneous Denotations (Plant, Muhūrta, Condition).

Etymology
E. वि, भी to fear, युच् aff. षुक् augment
Definitions
21
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Meanings by context

Other Named Individuals/Entities

6 definitions
1. Two kings of Kashmir. 2. A general name for the kings of Lanka.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an author

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of a matri attending on Skanda

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Yaksha

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

an epithet of Shiva

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

one of Bhanda's eight councillors

The Purana Index

Polysemous Entries (Adjective, Noun, Proper Noun)

6 definitions
1. Fearful, formidable, or terrific. 2. The property of exciting fear. 3. The brother of Ravana.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The property of exciting fear. 2. Ravana's brother. 3. Fearful or terrific.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fearful, terrific, or horrible. 2. The property of exciting fear. 3. The brother of Ravana.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Terrific or horrible. 2. The brother of Ravana. 3. The property of exciting fear or a means of terrifying.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Terrifying and horrible. 2. The proper name of a Rakshasa. 3. Frightening and causing terror.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Terrifying or terrible. 2. The act of terrifying or causing fear. 3. A brother of Ravana.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Miscellaneous Denotations (Plant, Muhūrta, Condition)

3 definitions
miscarriage, abortion

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Amphidonax Karka

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the eleventh Muhurta

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Vibhīṣaṇa, brother of Rāvaṇa

3 definitions
a brother of Ravana

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a demon prince, brother of Kubera and Ravana

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A son of Vishravas and Kaikashi, brother of Ravana, friend and ally of Rama, and king of Lanka.

The Purana Index

Noun: Act/Property of Terrifying

2 definitions
bullying or blustering

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the act of terrifying, terror, or intimidation

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Adjective: Terrifying / Fearful

1 definition
terrifying, fearful, horrible

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.