senā सेना sénā f. (fr. √ 2. si) a missile, dart, spear, [RV.]; [AV.] N. of Indra's wife (or his thunderbolt so personified), [TS.]; [AitBr.]; [Vait.] an army, armament, battle-array, armed force (also personified as wife of Kārttikeya; ifc. also n(sena). ), [RV.] &c. &c. a small army (consisting of 3 elephants, 3 chariots, 9 horse, and 15 foot), [L.] any drilled troop or band or body of men, [Bālar.] a kind of title or addition to the names of persons (also names of courtezans), [Sāh.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 152] &c.) N. of a courtezan (abridged fr. kubera-senā), [HPariś.] of the mother of Śambhava (the third Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī), [L.] senājū सेनाजू senā—jū́ mfn. swift as an arrow, [RV.] senānī सेनानी senā—nī́ m. (nom. °nī́s; dat. abl. pl. °níbhyas; Gr. also acc. sg. °nyam; loc. °nyām &c.) the leader of an army, commander, general, chief, [RV.] &c. &c. N. of Kārttikeya (god of war), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. of one of the Rudras, [Hariv.] of a son of Śambara, [ib.] of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [MBh.] of a die (the head of a host of dice), [MW.] senāṅga सेनाङ्ग senā°ṅga (°nāṅga), n. the component part of an army (supposed to consist of four divisions: elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry), [Ragh.]; [VarBṛS.] a division of an army senāgni सेनाग्नि senā°gni (°nāgni), m. the Agni of an army, [Kauś.] senāgra सेनाग्र (°nāgra)m n. the front or van of an army, [R.] senāhan सेनाहन् senā—han m. N. of a son of Śambara (v.l. sena-h°), [Hariv.] senāstha सेनास्थ senā—stha m. ‘being in an army’, a soldier, [L.] senādhipa सेनाधिप senā°dhipa (°nādh°, [VarBṛS.]) m. the commander of an army. senācara सेनाचर senā—cara m. ‘going with an army’, a soldier, warrior, [MBh.]; [Rājat.] senāgopa सेनागोप senā—gopa m. the keeper of an army (a partic. office), [ib.] senājīva सेनाजीव senā°jīva or senā°jī°vin (°nāj°), m. ‘living by or with an army’ id., [MBh.] senāmukhī सेनामुखी senā—mukhī (ī), f. N. of a goddess, [Rājat.] senāmukha सेनामुख senā—mukhá n. the van of an army, [TBr.]; [ŚBr.] a division or company of an army (consisting of 3 or 9 elephants, 3 or 9 chariots, 9 or 27 horses, 15 or 45 foot-soldiers), [MBh.] a covered way leading to a city gate, [L.] senānātha सेनानाथ senā—nātha m. N. of an author, [Cat.] senāpati सेनापति senā—pati m. the general of an army, [AitBr.] &c. &c. N. of Kārttikeya, [L.] of Śiva, [MBh.] of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, [ib.] senāpura सेनापुर senā—pura n. N. of a city, [Cat.] senāvāha सेनावाह senā—vāha m. the leader of an army, [MBh.] senāvāsa सेनावास senā—vāsa m. a camp, [VarBṛS.] senāyoga सेनायोग senā—yoga m. equipment of an army, [MBh.] senābhaṅga सेनाभङ्ग senā—bhaṅga m. the breaking of an army, rout, disorderly flight, [MW.] senābindu सेनाबिन्दु senā—bindu m. N. of a king, [ib.] senāgraga सेनाग्रग senā—gra—ga m. ‘going at the front of an army’, a general, [ib.] senājīvin सेनाजीविन् senā°jīva or senā°jī°vin (°nāj°), m. ‘living by or with an army’ id., [MBh.] senākakṣa सेनाकक्ष senā—kakṣa m. ‘the flank of an army’ and ‘an army compared to dry wood’, [MBh.] senāpatya सेनापत्य senā—patya n. (prob. w.r. for saināp°) commandership, generalship, [ib.] senāpṛṣṭha सेनापृष्ठ senā—pṛṣṭha n. the rear of an army, [MBh.] senārakṣa सेनारक्ष senā—rakṣa m. ‘army-protector’, a guard, sentinel, [L.] senāsthāna सेनास्थान senā—sthāna n. a camp, [L.] senāvindu सेनाविन्दु senā—vindu See -bindu. senāvyūha सेनाव्यूह senā—vyūha m. battle-array, [L.] senādhinātha सेनाधिनाथ senā°dhinātha (°nādh°), m. the chief of an army (see sarva-sen°) N. of a man, [Vās., Introd.] senādhipati सेनाधिपति senā°dhipati ([Jātakam.]) m. the commander of an army. senādhyakṣa सेनाध्यक्ष senā°dhyakṣa ([Hariv.]) m. the commander of an army. senākarman सेनाकर्मन् senā—karman n. the leading or managing of an army, [ib.] senābhigoptṛ सेनाभिगोप्तृ senā°bhigoptṛ (°nābh°), m. the guardian of an army, [Kām.] senāṅgapati सेनाङ्गपति senā—°ṅga—pati m. the leader of a division, [Kām.] senāpatitva सेनापतित्व senā—pati—tva n. generalship, [ib.] senāpraṇetṛ सेनाप्रणेतृ senā—praṇetṛ m. the leader of an army, [ib.] senāgragāmin सेनाग्रगामिन् senā—gra—gāmin m. ‘going at the front of an army’, a general, [ib.] senānibhogīna सेनानिभोगीन senā—°ni-bhogīna mfn., [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. v, 1, 9], Vārtt. 3 senāparicchad सेनापरिच्छद् senā—paricchad mfn. surrounded by an army, [Ragh.] senāpatipati सेनापतिपति senā—pati—pati m. the chief commander of an army, [ib.] senāsamudaya सेनासमुदय senā—samudaya m. an assembled army, [MBh.] senānigrāmaṇī सेनानिग्रामणी senā—°ni-grāmaṇī́ m. du. the leader of an army and the chief of a village, [VS.]