Bhimavikrama, Bhima-vikrama, Bhīmavikrama: 8 definitions
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Bhimavikrama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bhīmavikrama (भीमविक्रम) refers to “terrific exploits”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.37. Accordingly:—“[...] Viṣṇu fought a great battle with them by hurling many weapons and evincing boisterous display of his terrific exploits [viz., bhīmavikrama]. Bhairava and others displayed their strength furiously by hurling several weapons and by fighting with him”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Bhīmavikrama (भीमविक्रम) refers to the “one of frightful power” and is used to describe the Garuḍa Lord, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, “Now the Bhagavān was residing in the abode of Brahmā. [...] [There was] the Garuḍa Lord, the Great King, the one with golden wings, the one with a Vajra Beak, the magnanimous one, the one with a blazing body, the wrathful one, the one of frightful power (bhīmavikrama). He was adorned with various wonderful gems, pearls and gold. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Bhīmavikrama (भीमविक्रम).—a. of terrific prowess.
Bhīmavikrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhīma and vikrama (विक्रम).
Bhīmavikrama (भीमविक्रम).—mfn.
(-maḥ-mā-maṃ) Tremendous in power or strength. E. bhīma, and vikrama prowess.
Bhīmavikrama (भीमविक्रम) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a vyāyoga, by Mokṣāditya. Br. M. (Addit. 26, 358).
1) Bhīmavikrama (भीमविक्रम):—[=bhīma-vikrama] [from bhīma > bhī] mfn. of terrific prowess
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of the sons of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] of [work]
Bhīmavikrama (भीमविक्रम):—[(bhīma + vi)]
1) adj. eine furchtbare Tapferkeit besitzend. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines der Söhne des Dhṛtarāṣṭra [Mahābhārata 1, 2733. 4546.]
Bhīmavikrama (भीमविक्रम):——
1) Adj. furchtbare Tapferkeit besitzend. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vikrama, Bhima.
Full-text: Vyasa mokshaditya, Nibhima, Vikrama.
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