Pāli Dictionary

sena1

senāstemasuffix

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.

sena2

sīrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • bed; sleeping place; couch

sena3

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • hawk; a bird of prey

senā

approximate

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.

sa1

via 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.

santi

samroottisuffix

via inflected form sena · instrumental singular

Part of speech

noun

Root

as1be

Synonyms

atthi, passaddhi

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

via inflected form sena · instrumental singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

soṇa, sunakha, kukkura, suṇa

general

  • the letter ‘s’; the 36th letter of the Pali alphabet; a dental consonant

Encyclopedia

14 entries

Sena
Person

  • 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.

Sena2
Person

  • 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.

Sena3
Person

  • A son of Kittaggabodhi.

Sena4
Person

  • A minister of King Kassapa V known as Mahālekhaka Sena, who built the Mahālekhakapabbata residence in the Mahāvihāra.

Sena5
Person

  • Yuvarāja under Udaya III and later King Sena III of Sri Lanka, remembered for his regular observance of the uposatha and various religious benefactions.

Sena6
Person

  • 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.

Sena7
Person

  • 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.

Sena8
Person

  • 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.

Sena9
Other

  • An official (adhikāri) under Kittisirimegha (2) who was defeated in battle against King Parakkamabāhu I.

Sena10
Person

  • 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.

Sena11
Person

  • An Arahant, maternal uncle of the elder Vijitasena and brother of Upasena.

Sena12
Person

  • The elder brother of Jotika in the latter’s birth as Aparājita, who joined the Order under the Buddha Vipassī and attained Arahantship.

Sena13
Person

  • 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.

Sena14
Person

  • A son of the Buddha Atthadassī, also called Sela.

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