सेना [sēnā] [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; cf. देवसेना.
A small army (consisting of 3 elephants, 3 chariots, 9 horse and 15 foot).
Any body of men.-Comp.
-अग्रम् the van or front of an army. ˚गः the leader or general of an army.
अङ्गम् a component part of an army; (these are four: हस्त्यश्वरथपादातं सेनाङ्गं स्याच्चतुष्टयम्).
a division of an army.
-कल्पः an epithet of Śiva.
-गोपः the keeper of an army.
चरः a soldier.
a camp-follower.
-निवेशः the camp of an army; सेनानिवेशं तुमुलं चकार
[R.5.49.] -नी m. m.
a leader of an army, commander, general; सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः
[Bg.1.24;] [Ku.2.51.] N. N. of Kārtikeya; अथैनमद्रेस्तनया शुशोच सेनान्यमालीढमिवासुरास्त्रैः
[R.2.37.] पतिः a general.
N. N. of Śiva.
N. N. of Kārtikeya.
A leader of ten पत्ति divisions; see पत्ति.
-पत्यम् commandership, generalship.
-परिच्छद् a. a. 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 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.-योगः the equipment of an army.
-रक्षः a guard, sentinel.
-वासः a camp.
-वाहः the leader of an army.-रुथः a soldier.