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Derived forms and compounds

• -अग्रम् the van or front of an army. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedगः the leader or general of an army.

• -अङ्गम्

  1. a component part of an army; (these are four: हस्त्यश्वरथपादातं सेनाङ्गं स्याच्चतुष्टयम्).
  2. a division of an army.

• -कल्पः an epithet of Śiva.

• -गोपः the keeper of an army.

• -चरः

  1. a soldier.
  2. a camp-follower.

• -निवेशः the camp of an army; सेनानिवेशं तुमुलं चकार R.5.49.

• -नी

  1. Masculine
  2. a leader of an army, commander, general; सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः Bg.1.24; Ku.2.51.
  3. Name of Kārtikeya; अथैनमद्रेस्तनया शुशोच सेनान्यमालीढमिवासुरास्त्रैः R.2.37.

• -पतिः

  1. a general.
  2. Name of Śiva.
  3. Name of Kārtikeya.
  4. A leader of ten पत्ति divisions; see पत्ति.

• -पत्यम् commandership, generalship.

• -परिच्छद् Adjective surrounded by an army; (in R.1.19 सेनापरिच्छदः is sometimes taken as one word and is interpreted in this way, but it is much better to take them as separate words).

• -पृष्ठम् the rear of an army.

• -भङ्गः the breaking of an army, complete rout, disorderly flight.

• -मुखम्

  1. a division of an army.
  2. particularly, a division of an army consisting of three elephants, as many chariots. nine horse, anf fifteen foot; पत्तिं तु त्रिगुणामेतामाहुः सेनामुखं बुधाः Mb.1.2.2.
  3. a mound in front of a city gate.

• -योगः the equipment of an army.

• -रक्षः a guard, sentinel.

• -वासः a camp.

• -वाहः the leader of an army.

• -रुथः a soldier.