Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

vibhīṣikā विभीषिका – terror; frightening

substantive feminine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive feminine

terror; frightening

Cappeller 1891 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

vibhīṣikā ·f. frightening, terror.

Petersburger 1855 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

vibhīṣikā (wie eben) f. Schreck, Einschüchterung, Schreckmittel: vibhīṣikā vai gandharva nāstrajñeṣu prayujyate . astrajñeṣu prayukteyaṃ phenavatpravilīyate .. MBH. 1,6462. vibhīṣikābhirbahvībhirbhīṣayansarvapārthivān MBH. 2,14333. MBH. 5,5570. na vai vibhīṣikāṃ kāṃcidrājankurvanti pāṇḍavāḥ . yudhyanti te yathānyāyaṃ śaktimantaśca saṃyuge .. MBH. 6,2913. HARIV. 13864. HARIV. 16018. KĀM. NĪTIS. 19,3. UTTARAR. 90,17 (117,1). dattvā tāstā vibhīṣikāḥ RĀJA-TAR. 7,539. PAÑCAT. 160,17. PAÑCAT. 160,21. fg. kṛtvā śastravibhīṣikām Spr. (II) 1889. — Vgl. bheda˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

vibhīṣikā f. Schreck, Einschüchterung, Schreckmittel.

Apte 1890 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

vibhīṣikā 1 Terror. 2 A means ([Page 0985-a]) of terrifying, a scare (a scare-crow); yadi te saṃti saṃtveva keyamanyā vibhīṣikā U. 4. 29.

Cappeller 1887 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

vibhīṣikā f. = vor. n.

Burnouf 1866 substantive feminine

Original text · French · substantive feminine

vibhīṣikā f. (sfx. ika) terreur que l'on inspire.

Occurrences in source texts (2)

VBT 2 occurrences
VBT 11–13: Fixations Rejected 1 occurrence

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VBT 130–138: Name and Fourfoldness 1 occurrence

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