As a deity name
Name 186 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
सेन · noun · masculine
शरीर । तन । देह · जीवन · बंगाल की वैद्य जाती की उपाधि — Śabdasāgara
सेन · adj
जिसके सिर पर कोई मालिक हो । सनाथ · आश्रित । अधीन । ताबे — Śabdasāgara
सेन · sen · s.m.
A hawk, a falcon — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 713
सेन · sen · s.f.
An army — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 713
सेन · feminine,masculine
a surname, Sen
सेन · masculine
falcon
Cited formation "सेन" is से + -न: से means "indicates association or mutual dealing; comitative case: by; with; to", and the suffix -न forms abstract nouns (masc. or fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(18) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit सेना — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀸 (seṇā), from Sanskrit सेना (senā, “army”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáynaH. Cognate with Armenian հեն (hen).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
senā f. (fr. √ 2. si) a missile, dart, spear, RV.; AV.
N. of Indra's wife (or his thunderbolt so personified), TS.; AitBr.; Vait.
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit श्येन — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaynás Proto-Indo-Aryan *śyaynás Sanskrit श्येन (śyena) Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀡 (seṇa) Hindi सेन Inherited from Prakrit सेण (seṇa), from Sanskrit श्येन (śyena). Doublet of श्येन (śyen).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
śyena m. a hawk, falcon, eagle, any bird of prey (esp. the eagle that brings down Soma to man), RV. &c. &c.
firewood laid in the shape of an eagle, Śulbas.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having a master or lord, dependent on another
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sena" is the vocative of "senā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "sena" is the instrumental of "sa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
1. sena mfn. (7. sa + ina) having a master or lord, dependent on another, Vās.
2. sena (?) n. the body, L.
3. sena (for 1. 2. See col. 2), in comp. for senā.
sena a. Having a lord, possessing a master or leader.
senā f. (fr. √ 2. si) a missile, dart, spear, RV.; AV.
N. of Indra's wife (or his thunderbolt so personified), TS.; AitBr.; Vait.
1. sa the last of the three sibilants (it belongs to the dental class and in sound corresponds to s in sin).
2. sa (in prosody) an anapest (˘ ˘ ¯)
Alternative readings
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