सेनाsenāAn army; सेना परिच्छदस्तस्य द्वयमेवार्थसाधनम् R.1.19.
[सि-न, सह इनेन प्रभुणा वा Uṇ. 3.1]
- An army; सेना परिच्छदस्तस्य द्वयमेवार्थसाधनम् R.1.19.
- Army personified as the wife of Kārtikeya, the god of war; Compare देवसेना.
- A small army (consisting of 3 elephants, 3 chariots, 9 horse and 15 foot).
- Any body of men.
Derived forms and compounds
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-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.
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-अङ्गम्
- a component part of an army; (these are four: हस्त्यश्वरथपादातं सेनाङ्गं स्याच्चतुष्टयम्).
- a division of an army.
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-कल्पः an epithet of Śiva.
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-गोपः the keeper of an army.
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-चरः
- a soldier.
- a camp-follower.
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-निवेशः the camp of an army; सेनानिवेशं तुमुलं चकार R.5.49.
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-नी
- Masculine
- a leader of an army, commander, general; सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः Bg.1.24; Ku.2.51.
- Name of Kārtikeya; अथैनमद्रेस्तनया शुशोच सेनान्यमालीढमिवासुरास्त्रैः R.2.37.
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-पतिः
- a general.
- Name of Śiva.
- Name of Kārtikeya.
- A leader of ten पत्ति divisions; see पत्ति.
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-पत्यम् commandership, generalship.
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-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).
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-पृष्ठम् the rear of an army.
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-भङ्गः the breaking of an army, complete rout, disorderly flight.
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-मुखम्
- a division of an army.
- 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.
- a mound in front of a city gate.
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-योगः the equipment of an army.
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-रक्षः a guard, sentinel.
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-वासः a camp.
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-वाहः the leader of an army.
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-रुथः a soldier.
