What is "bhishma"

alt. 1 The name of a hero in the Mahabharata. 2 (given name male from=Sanskrit) used mostly in India. n. 1 The name of a hero in the Mahabharata. 2 (given name male from=Sanskrit) used mostly in India.

In the epic Mahabharata, Devavrata also known as Gangaputra and Bhishma ( Sanskrit: भीष्‍म) was well known for his celibate pledge, the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu, who was blessed with wish-long life and had sworn to serve the ruling Kuru king and grand-uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas. He was an unparalleled archer and warrior of his time. He also handed down the Vishnu Sahasranama to Yudhishthira when he was on his death bed (of arrows) in the battlefield of Kurukshetra.He also belonged to the Sankriti Gotra.

Bhishma or Bheeshma is a 1962 Telugu film based on the life of the great Mahabharata character Bhishma. It is produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. The title role is played by N. T. Rama Rao.

Bhishma is a 1996 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Jagdish A Sharma, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Anjali Jathar, Vani Viswanath, and Harish.

Bhishma is a character in the Mahabharata.

Bhishma may also refer to:

• Bhishma Parva or Book of Bhishma, sixth book of the Mahabharata
• Bhishma (1962 film), 1962 Telugu film
• Bhishma (1996 film), 1996 Hindi film
• T-90 Bhishma, Russian tank design for Indian Armed Forces
• Bhishma Narain Singh (born 1933), Indian politician