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भूलिङ्ग (bhUliGga)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
भू—लिङ्ग
n.
N.
of a district of Śālva (cf. भौलिङ्गी)
Mahabharata
English
Bhūliṅga. § 290d (Śiśupālavadhap.): II, 44, 1545 (“on the other side of the Himavat, the bird Bhūliṅga always cries ‘Never do anything rashly, but nevertheless picks from the lion's mouth the pieces of flesh sticking between the teeth, and lives at the lion's pleasure”).--§ 658 (Kṛtaghnop.): XII, 169, 6326 (ºśakunāḥ sāmudrāḥ, parvatodbhavāḥ).
पुराणम्
English
भूलिंगम् / BHŪLIṄGA(M). A bird which lived on the opposite side of the Himālayas. The cry of this bird resembles “MĀ SĀHASA”.(1) Sāhasa = Do not act rashly.) But this bird lived by pecking at and eating the flesh between the teeth of a lion. Śiśupāla mentioned this bird as an example to illustrate that Bhīṣma's advice was at variance with his practice. The bird exhorts people not to act in a rash way (Mā Sāhasa) and at the same time acts rashly.