As a Hindi name
भीष्मक · noun · masculine
विदर्भ देश के एक राजा जो रुक्मिणी के पिता थे — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Bhīṣma the son of Śāṃtanu (used contemptuously)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "bhīṣmaka" is derived from "bhīṣma" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
bhīṣma mfn. terrible, dreadful, ŚBr. &c. &c.
bhīṣma m. (scil. rasa) = bhīṣaṇa, MW.
bhīṣmaka m. Bhīṣma the son of Śāṃtanu (used contemptuously), MBh. v, 5981
N. of another king (the father of Rukmiṇī who was carried off by Kṛṣṇa), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur.
Dictionary citations
bhīṣmaka m. Bhīṣma the son of Śāṃtanu (used contemptuously), MBh. v, 5981
N. of another king (the father of Rukmiṇī who was carried off by Kṛṣṇa), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur.
bhīṣma mfn. terrible, dreadful, ŚBr. &c. &c.
bhīṣma m. (scil. rasa) = bhīṣaṇa, MW.
Alternative readings
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