Sen: 2 definitions

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Sen means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Sen (सेन्).—One of the several affixes found in Veda in the sense of the infinitive affix तुम् (tum) ; e.g. एषे रथानां (eṣe rathānāṃ), cf. P. III.4.9.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Sen in Central African Republic is the name of a plant defined with Spathodea campanulata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bignonia tulipifera Thonn. (among others).

2) Sen in India is also identified with Crotalaria pallida It has the synonym Crotalaria hookeri Arn. (etc.).

3) Sen in Ivory Coast is also identified with Blighia sapida.

4) Sen in Sierra Leone is also identified with Oxytenanthera abyssinica It has the synonym John H. Barnhart, Biographical Notes upon Botanists. 1: 224. 1965 (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Taxon (1982)
· Planta Medica (1988)
· Annals of Botany (1806)
· Boll. Soc. Ort. Mutuo Soccorso. (1910)
· Reinwardtia (1962)
· South African Journal of Botany (2008)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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