देवसेनाdevasenā

देवसेना (devasenā) is a Sanskrit word meaning a king of Shravasti, of a king of Paundra-vardhana, of a cowherd, of a Buddhist Arhat, a host of celestials, a particle of mula-prakriti. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Proper Name of Other Individuals, Wife of Skanda (the war god), Daughter of Indra.

Etymology: E. देव INDRA or any deity, and सेना an army
Definitions: 14

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Meanings by context

Proper Name of Other Individuals

4 definitions

a king of Shravasti

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a king of Paundra-vardhana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a cowherd

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Buddhist Arhat

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Wife of Skanda (the war god)

4 definitions

The daughter of Prajapati, or the niece of Indra, and the wife of Skanda.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The army of gods. 2. The wife of Kartikeya.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the wife of Skanda

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a daughter of Indra, married to Kumara

— The Purana Index

Daughter of Indra

3 definitions

1. The daughter of Indra. 2. An army or host of celestials.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The daughter of Indra. 2. An army of celestials.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The daughter of Indra. 2. An army of celestials.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An Army of Gods/Celestials

1 definition

a host of celestials

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Literary Work/Commentary

1 definition

Name of a commentary on the Kumarasambhava

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Philosophical Concept (Particle of Mūla-Prakṛti)

1 definition

a particle of mula-prakriti

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.