Bhimdhunga is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 2,915 and had 619 houses in it.
âÂÂBhimâ is the name of one of the Pandava brothers, regarded as strong and brave. âÂÂDhungaâ means stone. According to tradition, the place contains a stone said to have been thrown or moved by Bhim, which is why it is called Bhimdhunga.
Bhim (à ¤Âà ¥Âà ¤®) is the name of a legendary warrior figure from the Mahabharata, derived from Sanskrit à ¤Âà ¥Âà ¤® (bhëma) meaning âÂÂformidable, mighty, terrifying". Dhunga (à ¤¢à ¥Âà ¤Âà ¤Âà ¤¾) means âÂÂstoneâ and comes from Sanskrit à ¤¶à ¤¿à ¤²à ¤¾ (à ÂilÃÂ) or local Nepali term à ¤¢à ¥Âà ¤Âà ¤Âà ¤¾ (á¸Âhuá¹ gÃÂ) meaning âÂÂrock/stone".