"Bhishma" 是梵文名字，通常在印度教中使用。它的意思是“無敵的”或“無法被擊敗的”。
數據來源：美國社會保障侷 (SSA)
Kisari Mohan (translator) (1883-1896). The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose.
Pulinbihari (1951). Bhishma in the Mahābhārata: A Study in Characterization and Motivation.
K.K. (1977). Studies in the Mahābhārata: Being a Collection of Research Papers Based on the Hindi Version of the Critical Edition.