विभीषिकाvibhīṣikā1 Terror.
- 1 Terror.
- A means of terrifying, a scare (a scare-crow); नालं युद्धाय वै रक्षो महतीयं विभीषिका Rām.6. 66.6; यदि ते सन्ति सन्त्वेव केयमन्या विभीषिका Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.28. [The etymology of this word as pointed out by Nārāyaṇa in his commentary on this word is apparently wrong. The correct word appears to be विभीषिका and not विभीषिका for विभीषिकाशब्दस्य भीषिधातोर्ण्वुल्प्रत्ययनिष्पन्नत्वादन्तस्थवकारादित्व- मेव समीचीनम् Mañjūṣā.]
Source: Apte