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bheravesu

bherava

masc loc pl of bherava (adj); nt loc pl of bherava (adj); masc loc pl of bherava (noun); nt loc pl of bherava (noun)

  1. frightful; terrifying
  2. fear; terror
  3. (comm) black lion; lit. terrifying
  4. fear; terror

Etymology. √bhī > bhe + ru > rav + *a; from √bhī 'fear'; Sanskrit bhairava [bhī]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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