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bheravā

Bherava

adjective fearful, terrible, frightful Thag.189 ; Snp.959 , Snp.965 , Snp.984 ; Mnd.370 Mnd.467 ; Ja.vi.520 ; Dpvs.17 , Dpvs.100 ; Pgdp.26 , Pgdp.31 ■ bahu˚ very terrible AN.iii.52 ; stricken with terror Ja.vi.587 -(n) terror, combined with bhaya fear & dismay MN.i.17 ; AN.iv.291 ; AN.v.132 ; Thag.3

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adjective fearful, terrible, frightful Thag.189; Snp.959, Snp.965, Snp.984; Mnd.370 Mnd.467; Ja.vi.520; Dpvs.17, Dpvs.100; Pgdp.26, Pgdp.31
bahu˚ very terrible AN.iii.52; stricken with terror Ja.vi.587-(n) terror, combined with bhaya fear & dismay MN.i.17; AN.iv.291; AN.v.132; Thag.367, Thag.1059
pahīna-bhayabherava having left behind (i.e. free from) fear terror SN.iii.83.

  • -rāva cry of terror Mil.254.

fr. bhīru, cp. Epic Sk. bhairava

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