# सुषेण (suṣeṇa)

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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 — E. su excellent, senā a host or cluster
- **SLP1:** `suzeRa`  **IAST:** suṣeṇa  **Devanagari:** सुषेण
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushena
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sushena/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** सुषेणा (suṣeṇā)

## Meanings by context

### Proper Name of Human Males (25 definitions)
- A son of the second Manu.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of the second Manu, BhP. [ ID=250265 ]
- a son of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Kṛṣṇa, Hariv. [ ID=250266 ]
- a king of Shurasena  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king of Śūra-sena, Ragh. [ ID=250267 ]
- a son of Parikshit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Parīkṣit, MBh. [ ID=250268 ]
- a son of Dhritarashtra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, ib. [ ID=250269 ]
- a son of Vishvagarbha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Viśva-garbha, Hariv. [ ID=250270 ]
- of a son of Vasudeva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Vasu-deva, BhP. [ ID=250271 ]
- a son of Shambara  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Śambara, Hariv. [ ID=250272 ]
- A son of Vrishtimat.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1238,1] of a son of Vṛṣṭi-mat (or Vṛṣṇi-mat), VP. [ ID=250273 ]
- of a son of Karma-sena  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Karma-sena, Kathās. [ ID=250274 ]
- a physician of Prabhavakaramurti  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a physician of Prabhākara-vardhana, Vāsavadattā (Title), Introd. [ ID=250275 ]
- of a grammarian  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with कविराजमिश्र (kavirājamiśra) ) of a grammarian, Cat. [ ID=250276 ]
- a son of Dhritarashtra  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Suṣeṇa 2, a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. § 130 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2732.—§ 182 (Dhṛtarāṣṭraputranāmak.): I, 117 α, 4546.— § 571 (Ulūkadūtāgamanap.): V, 160, †5531 (the same?, °-Śitrāyudhanāganakraṃ, sc. puruṣodadhiṃ, i.e. the army of Duryodhana); 161, †5574—75 (repetition of v. 5531, omitted in C.).—§ 581 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 64 κ, 2837 (among fourteen sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra who attacked Bhīma- sena), 2843 (slain by Bhīmasena).—§ 599 (Jayadratha- vadhap.): VII, 127 νν, 5178 (attacked Bhīmasena), 5204 (slain by Bhīmasena).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 7, †206 ( tavātmajaḥ, i.e. Dhṛtarāṣṭra's, still alive). Cf. Suṣeṇa 7. [ ID=10510 ]
- son of the elder Parikshit  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Suṣeṇa 3, son of the elder Parikṣit. § 154 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 94, 3744. [ ID=10511 ]
- a prince  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Suṣeṇa 4, a prince. § 232 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 186, 6996 (present at the svayaṃvara of Draupadī). [ ID=10512 ]
- son of Jamadagni  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Suṣeṇa 5, son of Jamadagni. § 396 (Jamadagni): III, 116, 10180. [ ID=10513 ]
- various Kuru warriors  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Suṣeṇa 7, various Kuru warriors. § 593 (Abhimanyu- vadhap.): VII, 37 α, 1610, 1614 (slain by Abhimanyu).— § 605 (Karṇap.): VIII, 11 υ, 419 (in the makar-avyūha of Karṇa).—§ 610 (Śalyap.): IX, 6 ζ, 294. [ ID=10515 ]
- A son of Karna.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Suṣeṇa 8, son of Karṇa. § 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 48, 2251 ( Karṇasya putrau…S°ḥ Satyasenaś ca ), 2257, 2264, 2265, 2267, 2269, 2270, 2271, 2272 (fought with Bhīmasena and Page665-b+ 63 Nakula); 49, 2329 ( °ṃ Satyasenañ ca, pierced by Yudhi- ṣṭhira); 66 ιι, 3311 (protected Karṇa); 75, †3812 ( Karṇasya putraṃ ), †3817 (Uttamaujas cut off the head of S.).—§ 611 (Śalyap.): IX, 10, 481 ( Karṇaputrau…S°ḥ Satyasenaś ca ), 489, 490, 492, 495, 500, 504, 506 (fought with Nakula who slew him). Cf. Karṇaputra, Karṇātmaja. [ ID=10516 ]
- a son of Krishna and Rukmini  
  *The Purana Index*
  > सुषेण (suṣeṇa) [Printed book page 3-675 ] Suṣeṇa (I) — a son of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī. Bhā. I. 14. 31; Vi. V. 28. 1. [ ID=16597 ]
- a son of Manu Svarocisha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (III) — a son of Manu (Svārociṣa). Bhā. VIII. 1. 19. [ ID=16599 ]
- a son of Vrishtimat, and father of Sunitha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (IV) — a son of Vṛṣṭimat, and father of Sunītha (Nṛcakṣu, B. P. ). Bhā. IX. 22. 41; M. 50. 81; Vi. IV. 21. 12. [ ID=16600 ]
- a son of Vasudeva and Devaki, killed by Kamsa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (V) — a son of Vasudeva and Devakī; killed by Kamsa. Bhā. IX. 24. 54; Br. III. 71. 174; M. 46. 13. Vā. 96. 172; Vi. IV. 15. 26-27. [ ID=16601 ]
- a gramani with the Sharat sun  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (VII) — a grāmaṇi with the Śarat sun. Br. II. 23. 14; Vā. 52. 14. [ ID=16603 ]
- a son of Antariksha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (X) — a son of Antarikṣa. M. 271. 9. [ ID=16606 ]
- a son of Shucidratha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 3-676 ] Suṣeṇa (XI) — a son of Śucidratha. Vā. 99. 272. [ ID=16607 ]

### Mythical Beings (Gandharva, Yakṣa, Nāga, etc.) (9 definitions)
- of a Gandharva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Gandharva, VS.; BhP. [ ID=250260 ]
- an epithet of a Yaksha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Yakṣa, VP. [ ID=250261 ]
- a serpent-demon  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a serpent-demon, MBh. [ ID=250262 ]
- belonging to a Vidyadhara  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Vidyā-dhara, Kathās. [ ID=250263 ]
- a serpent  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > सुषेण (suṣeṇa) [Printed book page 665-1 ] Suṣeṇa 1, a serpent. § 67 (Sarpasattra): I, 57, 2157 (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's race). [ ID=10509 ]
- a chief of the Krodhavasha group of serpents  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (II) — a chief of the Krodhāvaśa group of serpents. Bhā. V. 24. 29. [ ID=16598 ]
- the Gandharva presiding over the month of Tapas  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (VI) — the Gandharva presiding over the month of Tapas. Bhā. XII. 11. 39. [ ID=16602 ]
- 1. A marut of the second gana. 2. A kinnara with a human face.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (VIII) — a marut of the second gaṇa; 1 a kinnara with a human face. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. III. 5. 93; Vā. 67. 124.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. 69. 35.] [ ID=16604 ]
- an Yaksha who resides in the Sun's chariot during the month of Ashvayuja  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (XII) — an Yakṣa who resides in the Sun's chariot during the month of Āśvayuja. Vi. II. 10. 11. [ ID=16608 ]

### 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)*
  > of a monkey-chief (son of Varuṇa or Dhanvantari, father of Tārā, and physician of Su-grīva), MBh.; R. &c. [ ID=250264 ]
- a monkey  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Suṣeṇa 6, a monkey. § 535 (Setubandhana): III, 283 α, 16270 (the father-in-law of Vālin, came to Rāma with a crore of monkeys).—§ 541 (Indrajidvadha): III, 289 α, 16468. [ ID=10514 ]
- the father of Tara  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣeṇa (IX) — the father of Tāra. Br. III. 7. 219, 232. [ ID=16605 ]

### 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*
  > सु (su) षेण (suṣeṇa) [Printed book page 938 ] सु (su) षेण (suṣeṇa) m. ( - णः (-ṇaḥ) ) 1 A fruit, ( Carissa Carondas.) 2 VIṢṆU. 3 The physician of the monkey chief SUGRĪVA. 4 A cane or reed, the ratan. f. ( - णी (-ṇī) ) A plant, commonly Teöri, ( Convolvulus turpethum.) E. सु (su) excellent, सेना (senā) a host or cluster. [ ID=42495 ]
- 1. A fruit (Carissa Carondas), Vishnu, the physician of Sugriva, or a cane. 2. The Teori plant.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सुषेण (suṣeṇa) [Printed book page 861-a ] सु - षेण (su-ṣeṇa) ( णः ) ((ṇaḥ)) 1. m. A fruit, Carissa Carondas; Vishnu; physician of Sugriva; a cane. f. ( ई (ī) ) Plant, Teori. [ ID=42279 ]
- 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*
  > सु (su) षेण (suṣeṇa) [Printed book page 798-a ] सु (su) षेण (suṣeṇa) m. ( - णः (-ṇaḥ) ) 1. A fruit, (Carissa Carondas) “ करम्चा ” (“karamcā”) 2. VISHṆU. 3. The physician of the monkey chief SUGRĪVA. 4. A cane or reed, the ratan. f. ( - णी (-ṇī) ) A plant, commonly Teori, (Convolvolus turpethum.) E. सु (su) excellent, सेना (senā) a host or cluster. [ ID=44739 ]

### Plant Names (Carissa, Calamus, Ipomoea) (3 definitions)
- Carissa Carandas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सु (su) — षेण (—ṣeṇa) m. ‘having beautiful clusters’, Carissa Carandas, L. [ ID=250257 ]
- Calamus Rotang  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Calamus Rotang, L. [ ID=250258 ]
- Ipomoea or Convolvulus Turpethum  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सु (su) — षेणी (—ṣeṇī) ( ई (ī) ), f. Ipomoea or Convolvulus Turpethum, L. [ ID=250278 ]

### Adjective: Having a good army/missile (2 definitions)
- having a good missile  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1237,3] सु (su) — षेण (—ṣeṇa) mfn. having a good missile (said of Kṛṣṇa and Indra), MBh.; VarBṛS. [ ID=250256 ]
- 1. Having a good missile. 2. A proper name.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सुषेण (suṣeṇa) [Printed book page 629 ] सुषेण (suṣeṇa) a. having a good missile; m. N. of a Gandharva etc., f. आ (ā) N. of a princess. [ ID=37765 ]

### Name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa (2 definitions)
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Viṣṇu, MBh. [ ID=250259 ]
- 1. An epithet of Krishna. 2. An epithet of Vishnu.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 665-2 ] Suṣeṇa 9 = Kṛṣṇa: XII, 1511.—Do. 10 = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=10517 ]

### Dictionary Cross-Reference (1 definition)
- See the main entry on page 1125  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > सुषेण (suṣeṇa) [Printed book page 1130-a ] सुषेण (suṣeṇa) su-ṣeṇa, &c. See p. 1125, col. 2. [ ID=52474 ]

### Proper Name of a Princess (1 definition)
- a princess  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 1238,1] सु (su) — षेणा (—ṣeṇā) ( आ (ā) ), f. N. of a princess, Kathās. [ ID=250277 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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