By Jit Majumdar
Sometimes transliterated as: Bhismaka, BhIsmaka, Bhishmaka
- terrifying; fearsome;
- fear-inducing; formidable
- the king of Vidarbha and father of prince Rukmi, and princess Rukmiņī, the chief consort of Kŗşņa (M. Bh.).
By Jit Majumdar
Sometimes transliterated as: Bhismaka, BhIsmaka, Bhishmaka