Pāli Dictionary
senā
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
sī1lie; sleep
general
army; military; troops
SN 6.14
ārabbhatha nikkhamatha, yuñjatha buddhasāsane, dhunātha maccuno senaṃ, naḷ'āgāraṃ'va kuñjaro.
Part of speech
adjective
general
with an army; having a military; accompanied by troops
MN 131
ajj'eva kiccam'ātappaṃ, ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve, na hi no saṅgaraṃ tena, mahāsenena maccunā.
sena3
approximatePart of speech
noun · masculine
general
hawk; a bird of prey
sa1
approximatevia inflected form sena · instrumental singular
Part of speech
pronoun
general
own; one’s own; self; personal (reflexive pronoun or adjective, equivalent to Sanskrit sva or Pali saka)
Dhp 240
ayasāva malaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ, tat'uṭṭhāya tam'eva khādati, evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ sāni, kammāni nayanti duggatiṃ.
Snp 4.13
parassa ce vambhayitena hīno, na koci dhammesu visesi assa, puthū hi aññassa vadanti dhammaṃ, nihīnato sam'hi daḷhaṃ vadānā.
general
peace; calm; tranquillity; the stilling (of defilements)
Snp 4.14
niddaṃ na bahulīkareyya, jāgariyaṃ bhajeyya ātāpī, tandiṃ māyaṃ hassaṃ khiḍḍaṃ, methunaṃ vippajahe savibhūsaṃ.
sa2
approximatevia inflected form sena · instrumental singular
general
the letter ‘s’; the 36th letter of the Pali alphabet; a dental consonant
Encyclopedia
14 entries
King Sena I of Sri Lanka, younger brother and successor of Aggabodhi IX, who lost ground to an invading Paṇḍu king before regaining his throne by treaty, and who built numerous monasteries during his reign, also known as Silāmegha.
King Sena II of Sri Lanka, nephew and successor of Sena I, who sent an expedition to recapture treasures plundered by the Paṇḍu king, endowed several monasteries, and instituted an annual consecration festival at the Mahā Thūpa.
A son of Kittaggabodhi.
A minister of King Kassapa V known as Mahālekhaka Sena, who built the Mahālekhakapabbata residence in the Mahāvihāra.
Yuvarāja under Udaya III and later King Sena III of Sri Lanka, remembered for his regular observance of the uposatha and various religious benefactions.
Yuvarāja under Udaya IV and later King Sena IV of Sri Lanka, a learned ruler who explained the suttas publicly and made a casket for the Tooth Relic.
A general (senāpati) under kings Mahinda IV and Sena V who, after his brother’s murder on the king’s orders, marched against Sena V, forcing him to flee, before the two later made peace and the king married his daughter.
King Sena V of Sri Lanka, son of Mahinda IV by a Kāliṅga princess, who came to the throne at age twelve, was forced to flee his own general of the same name before making peace with him, and died of excessive drinking.
An official (adhikāri) under Kittisirimegha (2) who was defeated in battle against King Parakkamabāhu I.
A Damiḷa usurper who, together with his fellow horse-dealer Guttika, seized the throne of Anurādhapura after defeating King Sūratissa and ruled for twenty-two years before being overthrown by Asela.
An Arahant, maternal uncle of the elder Vijitasena and brother of Upasena.
The elder brother of Jotika in the latter’s birth as Aparājita, who joined the Order under the Buddha Vipassī and attained Arahantship.
The name borne by the elder Bhūta in the time of the Buddha Siddhattha, when as a brahmin he uttered four stanzas in the Buddha’s praise.
A son of the Buddha Atthadassī, also called Sela.
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