Bhiṃsa (adjective) [= Vedic bhīṣma, of which there are 4 Pāli forms, viz. the metathetic bhiṃsa, the shortened bhisma, the lengthened bhesma, and the contracted bhīsa (see bhīsana). Cf. also Sanskrit-Pāli bhīma; all of bhī] terrible; only in compound °rūpa (neuter and adjective) an awful sight; (of) terrific appearance, terrible, awful Ja III 242, 339; IV 271, 494.