# शूरसेन (śūrasena)

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शूरसेन (śūrasena) is a Sanskrit word meaning the country about Mathura, a king of Mathura and ruler of the Yadus, name of a son of Kartavirya, a son of Shatrughna, of various other men, the people of that country. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them The Country/Region of Śūrasena, The People of Śūrasena, General term for men / Epithet of Viṣṇu.

- **Etymology:** E. शूर a hero, सेना an army — E. śūra a hero, senā an army
- **SLP1:** `SUrasena`  **IAST:** śūrasena  **Devanagari:** शूरसेन
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shurasena
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/shurasena/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** शूरसेना (śūrasenā)

## Meanings by context

### The Country/Region of Śūrasena (7 definitions)
- the country about Mathura  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1086,2] शूर (śūra) — सेन (—sena) m. N. of the country about Mathurā, Pañcarātra (Title) [ ID=220322 ]
- the city of Mathura  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 1086,2] शूर (śūra) — सेना (—senā) ( आ (ā) ), f. N. of the city of Mathurā, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=220328 ]
- 1. The country about Mathura. 2. The name of a prince.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शूर (śūra) सेन (śūrasena) [Printed book page 854 ] शूर (śūra) सेन (śūrasena) m. ( - नः (-naḥ) ) 1 The country about Mathura. 2 The name of a prince. E. शूर (śūra) a hero, सेना (senā) an army. [ ID=38813 ]
- 1. The country about Mathura. 2. The name of a prince.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शूरसेन (śūrasena) [Printed book page 774-a ] शूर - सेन (śūra-sena) ( नः ) ((naḥ)) 1. m. The country about Mathurā; name of a prince. [ ID=38465 ]
- name of a country near Mathura  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शूरसेन (śūrasena) [Printed book page 725-30 ] शूर - सेन (śūra-sena) (I) m. name of a country near Mathurā. [ ID=38169 ]
- 1. The region around Mathura. 2. A prince.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शूर (śūra) सेन (śūrasena) [Printed book page 727-a ] शूर (śūra) सेन (śūrasena) m. ( - नः (-naḥ) ) 1. The country about Mathurā. 2. The name of a prince. E. शूर (śūra) a hero, सेना (senā) an army. [ ID=40677 ]
- the kingdom of Citraketu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > शूरसेन (śūrasena) [Printed book page 3-457 ] Śūrasena (I) (c) — the kingdom of Citraketu. Bhā. VI. 14. 10; XI. 30. 18. [ ID=14704 ]

### The People of Śūrasena (5 definitions)
- the people of that country  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pl. N. of the people inhabiting the above country (also ° नक (°naka) and ° न - ज (°na-ja) ), Manu-smṛti (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=220327 ]
- the people of Shurasena  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शूर - सेन (śūra-sena) (II) m. pl. the people of this country. [ ID=38170 ]
- 1. A people. 2. Their country or its king, with the feminine form referring to a princess.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शूरसेन (śūrasena) [Printed book page 554 ] शूरसेन (śūrasena) m. pl. N. of a people; sgl. the country or a prince ( f. ई (ī) princess) of the C. [ ID=32976 ]
- an ancient people  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > शूरसेन (śūrasena) [Printed book page 222-1 ] Śūrasena 1, pl. ( °āḥ ), a people. § 273 (Rājasūyārambhap.): II, 14, 590 (among the peoples who fled from fear of Jarāsandha).—§ 282 (Sahadeva): II, 31, 1106 (vanquished by Sahadeva; read with B. Śūrasenān, C. has Sūrasenāt ).— § 549 (Pāṇḍavapraveśap.): IV, 1 α, 11; 5, 144 (on their way from Dvaitavana to Upaplavya the Pāṇḍavas pass through the country of the Ś.).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 54 ι, 2138 (disregard Duryodhana).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9 μ, 347 (among the peoples of Bhāratavarṣa), 360 (do., Ś. has S° ).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI, 18 δ, 688 (in the army of Duryodhana).—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 51 σ, 2097 (do.).—§ 579 (do.): VI, 52 1, 2139 (attacked by Arjuna).—§ 580 (do.): VI, 56 γ, 2408 (in the tail of Bhīṣma's garuḍavyūha ).—§ 586 (do.): VI, 106 τ, 4809 (defended Bhīṣma, cf. v. 5649).—§ 587 (do.): VI, 117 p, 5485 (attacked Arjuna); 119 αα, 5649 (B. saṃgrāmena jahur Bhīṣmaṃ, C. saṃgrāme nājahur, etc., cf. v. 4809).— § 589 (Droṇābhiṣek.): VII, 7 ζ, 183 (followed Duryodhana). —§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 91 β, 3254 (had formerly been vanquished by Karṇa); 93 γ, 3339 (attacked Arjuna); 141, 5850 (attacked Sātyaki); 150 βʹ, 6526 (have been slain).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 157 p, 6949 (were slain by Yudhiṣṭhira); 161 εε, 7207 (were slain by Bhīmasena).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 5 ζ, 126 (mentioned as slain).—§ 607 (do.): VIII, 45 ν, †2098 (perform sacri- fices).—§ 608 (do.): VIII, 47 κ, 2227 (in Yudhiṣṭhira's army, attacked by Śakuni and Kṛpa).—§ 768 b (Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva): XIII, 147, 6841 ( °eṣu samvṛddhaḥ, sc. Kṛṣṇa). Cf. Śūrasenarāj. [ ID=2852 ]
- 1. The people of Shurasena territory. 2. A kingdom of Madhyadesha. 3. The tribe with Shura as their chief. 4. Seventeen kings of this line.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Śūrasenas — the people of Śūrasena territory. Fought with their kinsmen and ended their lives; 1 a kingdom of madhyadeśa; 2 the tribe with Śūra as their chief: Pañca- rathas: honoured Sagara and were killed by Paraśurāma; 3 kings of the line, 17 in number. 4 Page3-458+ 32 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 10. 34; 15. 39; IX. 24. 63; XI. 30. 18; Vā. 45. 110.] [ Footnote: 2) Br. II. 16. 41; III. 74; 138.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. III. 45. 1; 46. 17; 49. 5; M. 114. 35.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. 272. 17.] [ ID=14708 ]

### General term for men / Epithet of Viṣṇu (2 definitions)
- of various other men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of various other men, Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) [ ID=220326 ]
- Vishnu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Śūrasena 4 = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=2855 ]

### King Śūrasena of Yaduvaṃśa (2 definitions)
- a king of Mathura and ruler of the Yadus  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a king of Mathurā (and ruler of the Yadus, applied to Viṣṇu and Ugra-sena), Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=220323 ]
- the lord of the Yadus and overlord of Mathuras and Surasenas  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Śūrasena (III) — the Lord of the Yadus and overlord of Māthuras and Śūrasenas. Bhā. X. 1. 27. [ ID=14706 ]

### Other individuals named Śūrasena (2 definitions)
- a Kuru warrior  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Śūrasena 2, a Kuru warrior. § 583 (Bhīṣmavadh.): VI, 75 γ, 3294 (in the neck of Bhīṣma's krauñcavyūha ). [ ID=2853 ]
- a Pancala warrior  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Śūrasena 3, a Pāñcāla warrior. § 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 48 γ, 2248 (slain by Karṇa). [ ID=2854 ]

### Son of Kārtavīrya Arjuna (2 definitions)
- Name of a son of Kartavirya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a son of Kārtavīrya, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=220324 ]
- a son of Arjuna and a maharatha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Śūrasena (II) — a son of Arjuna (Kārtavīrya); a mahāratha. Bhā. IX. 23. 27; M. 43. 46; Vā. 94. 49. 99. 325; Vi. IV. 11. 21. [ ID=14705 ]

### Son of Śatrughna (2 definitions)
- a son of Shatrughna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Śatru-ghna, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=220325 ]
- a son of Shatrughna  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Śūrasena (IV) — a son of Śatrughna: capital Mathurā. Br. III. 63. 187; Vā. 88. 186; Vi. IV. 4. 104. [ ID=14707 ]

### Śūrasenī (Princess of the Śūrasenas) (1 definition)
- a princess of the Shura-senas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > शूर (śūra) — सेनी (—senī) ( ई (ī) ), f. a princess of the Śūra-senas, Mahābhārata (Title) ( cf. Pāṇini (Author) iv, 1, 177 ). [ ID=220329 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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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