सुषेणsuṣeṇa

सुषेण (suṣeṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning having a good missile, Carissa Carandas, calamus Rotang, an epithet of Vishnu, of a Gandharva, an epithet of a Yaksha. Its 49 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Proper Name of Human Males, Mythical Beings (Gandharva, Yakṣa, Nāga, etc.), Monkey Chief (Physician, Father of Tārā).

Etymology
E. सु excellent, सेना a host or cluster
Definitions
49
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Meanings by context

Proper Name of Human Males

25 definitions
A son of the second Manu.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Krishna

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a king of Shurasena

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Parikshit

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Dhritarashtra

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Vishvagarbha

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of Vasudeva

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Shambara

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A son of Vrishtimat.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of Karma-sena

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a physician of Prabhavakaramurti

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a grammarian

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Dhritarashtra

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

son of the elder Parikshit

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a prince

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

son of Jamadagni

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

various Kuru warriors

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A son of Karna.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Krishna and Rukmini

The Purana Index

a son of Manu Svarocisha

The Purana Index

a son of Vrishtimat, and father of Sunitha

The Purana Index

a son of Vasudeva and Devaki, killed by Kamsa

The Purana Index

a gramani with the Sharat sun

The Purana Index

a son of Antariksha

The Purana Index

a son of Shucidratha

The Purana Index

Mythical Beings (Gandharva, Yakṣa, Nāga, etc.)

9 definitions
of a Gandharva

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of a Yaksha

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a serpent-demon

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

belonging to a Vidyadhara

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a serpent

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a chief of the Krodhavasha group of serpents

The Purana Index

the Gandharva presiding over the month of Tapas

The Purana Index

1. A marut of the second gana. 2. A kinnara with a human face.

The Purana Index

an Yaksha who resides in the Sun's chariot during the month of Ashvayuja

The Purana Index

Monkey Chief (Physician, Father of Tārā)

3 definitions
a monkey-chief, son of Varuna or Dhanvantari, father of Tara, and physician of Sugriva

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a monkey

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the father of Tara

The Purana Index

Multiple Meanings (Lexicographical Summary)

3 definitions
1. The plant Carissa Carondas. 2. Vishnu. 3. The physician of the monkey chief Sugriva. 4. A cane or reed.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A fruit (Carissa Carondas), Vishnu, the physician of Sugriva, or a cane. 2. The Teori plant.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A fruit, Carissa Carondas. 2. Vishnu. 3. The physician of the monkey chief Sugriva. 4. A cane or reed, the ratan.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Plant Names (Carissa, Calamus, Ipomoea)

3 definitions
Carissa Carandas

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Calamus Rotang

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Ipomoea or Convolvulus Turpethum

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Adjective: Having a good army/missile

2 definitions
having a good missile

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Having a good missile. 2. A proper name.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

2 definitions
an epithet of Vishnu

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. An epithet of Krishna. 2. An epithet of Vishnu.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Dictionary Cross-Reference

1 definition
See the main entry on page 1125

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Proper Name of a Princess

1 definition
a princess

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.