Bhishmasu, Bhīṣmasū, Bhishma-su: 6 definitions
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Bhishmasu means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term Bhīṣmasū can be transliterated into English as Bhismasu or Bhishmasu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Bhīṣmasū (भीष्मसू).—f. an epithet of the river Ganges; हरशिरसि पतन्ती भीष्मसूर्वः पुनातु (haraśirasi patantī bhīṣmasūrvaḥ punātu) Udb.
Derivable forms: bhīṣmasūḥ (भीष्मसूः).
Bhīṣmasū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhīṣma and sū (सू).
Bhīṣmasū (भीष्मसू).—f.
(-sūḥ) The Ganges. E. bhīṣma the prince so named, and sū mother; being the mother of Bhishma by Santanu.
Bhīṣmasū (भीष्मसू):—[=bhīṣma-sū] [from bhīṣma > bhī] f. = -janarnī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Bhīṣmasū (भीष्मसू):—[bhīṣma-sū] (sūḥ) 3. f. The Ganges.
Bhīṣmasū (भीष्मसू):—[(bhīṣma + sū)] f. Bhīṣma’s Mutter, Beiname der Gaṅgā [Amarakoṣa 1, 2, 3, 30.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1081.]
Bhīṣmasū (भीष्मसू):—f. Beiname der Gaṅgā.
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