Senamukha, Senāmukha, Sena-mukha: 9 definitions
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Senamukha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSenāmukha (सेनामुख).—A division of an army. (See under Akṣauhiṇī).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySenāmukha (सेनामुख).—
1) a division of an army.
2) particularly, a division of an army consisting of three elephants, as many chariots. nine horse, anf fifteen foot; पत्तिं तु त्रिगुणामेतामाहुः सेनामुखं बुधाः (pattiṃ tu triguṇāmetāmāhuḥ senāmukhaṃ budhāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.2.2.
3) a mound in front of a city gate.
Derivable forms: senāmukham (सेनामुखम्).
Senāmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms senā and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySenāmukha (सेनामुख).—n.
(-khaṃ) 1. A division of an army or battalion, consisting of three elephants, three chariots, nine horses, and fifteen foot. 2. A mound or covered way in front of a city-gate. E. senā an army, and mukha commencement.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySenāmukha (सेनामुख).—n. 1. a division of an army. 2. a mound or covered way before a city gate.
Senāmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms senā and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySenāmukha (सेनामुख).—[neuter] the front of an army.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Senāmukha (सेनामुख):—[=senā-mukha] [from senā] n. the van of an a°, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a division or company of an a° (consisting of 3 or 9 elephants, 3 or 9 chariots, 9 or 27 horses, 15 or 45 foot-soldiers), [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] a covered way leading to a city gate, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySenāmukha (सेनामुख):—[senā-mukha] (khaṃ) 1. n. A division of an army or battalion; a mound or covered way before a city gate.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSēnāmukha (ಸೇನಾಮುಖ):—[noun] = ಸೇನೆ - [sene -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mukha, Sena, Cena.
Full-text: Akshauhini, Senamukhi, Anikagga, Patti, Gulma.
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