BIru · adjective · bhīru 1
bhīru ( nt. ? = Pali id. ; in Skt. only adj. ), fear : ṣaṣṭhī ( sc. Mārasya senā) bhīru pravuccati (so Senart , mss. pranandita, (u)panandati) Mv ii.240.5 ( vs ); in parallel LV 262.16 bhayaṃ ( v.l. bhaya) ṣaṣṭhī nirucyate.
timid; fearful; cowardly
Bhīru (adjective/noun) [from bhī; cf. Vedic bhīru] 1. fearful, i.e. having fear, timid, afraid, shy, cowardly Saddh 207 (dukkha°); usually in negative abhīru not afraid, without fear, combined with anutrāsin: see utrāsin. 2. fearful, i.e. causing fear, awful, dreadful, terrible Pv II 4 1 (°dassana terrible to look at). 3. (masculine) fear, cowardice Snp 437 (= utrāsa Pj II 390). -ttāṇa refuge for the fearful, adjective one who protects, those who are in fear A II 174; It 25; Saddh 300.
(adj, adj, from bhāyati) timid; cautious; fearful; cowardly timid, fearful, cowardly Construction: √bhī + ru
(fem, fem, from bhāyati) fear; terror Construction: √bhī + ru