वीरभद्र [ vīrabhadra ] [ vīrá-bhadra ] m. a distinguished hero Lit. L.

   a horse fit for the Aśva-medha sacrifice Lit. L.

   Andropogon Muricatus Lit. L.

   N. of a Rudra Lit. Yājñ. Sch.

   of an incarnation or form of Śiva (sometimes regarded as his son , and worshipped esp. in the Marāṭha country ; in the Vāyu-Purāṇa he is said to have been created from Śiva's mouth in order to spoil the sacrifice of Daksha , and is described as having a thousand heads , a thousand eyes , a thousand feet , and wielding a thousand clubs ; his appearance is fierce and terrific , he is clothed in a tiger's skin dripping with blood , and he bears a blazing bow and battle-axe ; in another Purāṇa he is described as produced from a drop of Śiva's sweat) Lit. MBh. Lit. Pur. Lit. Kathās. ( Lit. RTL. 79 ; 82)

   of a warrior on the side of the Pāṇḍavas Lit. MBh.

   of a king and various authors Lit. Cat.