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Entry 11263, Page 409, Col. 2 -
(BIzma, BIzma)
bhīṣma, (1)¦ nt., n. of some (heavenly) flower (cf. mahābhīṣma, which regularly follows it; with man- dārava etc.): Mv i.230.16; 267.1; ii.160.13; 286.17; iii.95. 12; 99.11; (2) adj. (?) formidable, mighty, in SP 119.1 (vs) teno vayaṃ śrāvaka bhīṣma-kalpāḥ, = Tib. (cited by WT) de bas (= tena) bdag cag (vayaṃ) sgrogs pa (śrāvaka) mi bzad (irresistible, Jä.) ḥdra (like, = kalpa); this mg. seems hardly matched in the use of Skt. bhīṣma; cf. mahābhīṣma 2; (3) n. of a great seer (maharṣi): Māy 257.1 (possibly referring to Bhīṣma of the Mbh?).