# देवसेना (devasenā)

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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 — E. deva INDRA or any deity, and senā an army
- **SLP1:** `devasenA`  **IAST:** devasenā  **Devanagari:** देवसेना
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devasena
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/devasena/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** देवसेन (devasena)

## Meanings by context

### Proper Name of Other Individuals (4 definitions)
- a king of Shravasti  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 495,1] देव (deva) — सेन (—sena) m. N. of a king of Śrāvastī, Kathās. [ ID=96134 ]
- of a king of Paundra-vardhana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king of Pauṇḍra-vardhana, ib. [ ID=96135 ]
- of a cowherd  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a cowherd, ib. [ ID=96136 ]
- of a Buddhist Arhat  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Buddh. Arhat [ ID=96137 ]

### 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)*
  > N. of a daughter of Prajā-pati or niece (daughter, L. ) of Indra and wife of Skanda, MBh.; Pur. [ ID=96139 ]
- 1. The army of gods. 2. The wife of Kartikeya.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवसेना (devasenā) [Printed book page 342-05 ] देव - सेना (deva-senā) f. 1. the army of gods; 2. name of the wife of Kārtikeya (?), See R. vii.1 and Mall. ad. loc. [ ID=17541 ]
- the wife of Skanda  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > देवसेना (devasenā) [Printed book page 238-2 ] Devasenā (“the army of the gods”), the wife of Skanda. § 495 (Skandotpatti): III, 224, 14257 ( Prajāpateḥ (i.e. Kaśyapa's) kanyā, sister of Daityasenā; Indra liberated her from Keśin), 14278 (Brahmán selected the son whom Agni would beget (i.e. Skanda) to become her husband).—§ 501 (Skandop.): III, 229, 14446, 14447 (Skanda married D.), 14450, 14452. [ ID=3285 ]
- a daughter of Indra, married to Kumara  
  *The Purana Index*
  > देवसेना (devasenā) [Printed book page 2-128 ] Devasenā — a daughter of Indra, married to Kumāra. Br. IV. 30. 105; M. 159. 8. [ ID=6295 ]

### Daughter of Indra (3 definitions)
- 1. The daughter of Indra. 2. An army or host of celestials.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देव (deva) सेना (senā) (devasenā) [Printed book page 424 ] देव (deva) सेना (senā) (devasenā) f. ( - ना (-nā) ) 1 The daughter of INDRA. 2 An army or host of celestials. E. देव (deva) INDRA or any deity, and सेना (senā) an army. [ ID=19694 ]
- 1. The daughter of Indra. 2. An army of celestials.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवसेना (devasenā) [Printed book page 377-b ] देव - सेना (deva-senā) ( ना ) ((nā)) 1. f. The daughter of Indra; an army of celestials. [ ID=19170 ]
- 1. The daughter of Indra. 2. An army of celestials.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देव (deva) सेना (senā) (devasenā) [Printed book page 353-a ] देव (deva) सेना (senā) (devasenā) f. ( - ना (-nā) ) 1. The daughter of INDRA. 2. An army or host of celestials. E. देव (deva) Indra or any deity, and सेना (senā) an army. [ ID=19680 ]

### An Army of Gods/Celestials (1 definition)
- a host of celestials  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 495,1] देव (deva) — सेना (—senā) f. a host of celestials, RV.; AV.; Br. &c. ( pl. the hosts of Deva or Īśāna, Āpastamba Gṛhyasūtra [Cologne Addition] (Title) xx, 5; - पति (-pati) [ L. ] m. and - प्रिय (-priya) [ MBh. ] m. N. of Skanda) [ ID=96138 ]

### Name of a Literary Work/Commentary (1 definition)
- Name of a commentary on the Kumarasambhava  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Comm. on Kum. [ ID=96141 ]

### Philosophical Concept (Particle of Mūla-Prakṛti) (1 definition)
- a particle of mula-prakriti  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a particle of मूल - प्रकृति (mūla-prakṛti), W. [ ID=96140 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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