# वृषसेन (vṛṣasena)

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वृषसेन (vṛṣasena) is a Sanskrit word meaning having an army of men, name of a son of the tenth Manu, of Karna, of a great-grandson of Ashoka, having a host of men, a man's name. Its 12 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Proper Noun: Other Epic/Puranic Individuals, Proper Noun: Son of Karṇa, Adjectival: Having an army/host of men.

- **SLP1:** `vfzasena`  **IAST:** vṛṣasena  **Devanagari:** वृषसेन
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrishasena
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vrishasena/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Proper Noun: Other Epic/Puranic Individuals (3 definitions)
- an ancient king  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > वृषसेन (vṛṣasena) [Printed book page 754-1 ] Vṛṣasena 1, an ancient king. § 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 324 (in the palace of Yama). [ ID=12342 ]
- a prince  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Vṛṣasena 2, a prince. § 290 (Śiśupālavadhap.): II, 44, 1539. [ ID=12343 ]
- a son of Kartaviryarjuna  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Vṛṣasena (III) — a son of Kārtavīryārjuna. Vi. IV. 11. 21. [ ID=13516 ]

### Proper Noun: Son of Karṇa (3 definitions)
- of Karna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Karṇa, MBh.; Pur. [ ID=205035 ]
- son of Karna  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Vṛṣasena 3, son of Karṇa. § 571 (Ulūkadūtāgamanap.): V, 164 ε, 5710 (Abhimanyu was pitted against V.).—§ 572 (Rathātirathasaṅkhyānap.): V, 167, 5792 ( Karṇaputraḥ, a ratha in Duryodhana's army).—§ 590 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 16, 619, 620, 625 (fought with the Draupadeyas).— § 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 25, 1121 (fought with the Pāṇḍya king).—§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 37 θʹ, 1590 (checked Abhimanyu); 44, 1786 (defeated by Abhi- manyu).—§ 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 74 β, 2627; 75 γ, 2673. —§ 598 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 87 θ, 3098.—§ 599 (do.): VII, 95 η, 3540; 104 μ, 3894, 3915, 3917, 3920 (fought with Arjuna); 105 ν, 3941 (the standard of V. had a peacock made of gold and adorned with jewels and gems standing as if crowing, and always adorning the van of the army); 129, 5304 (Karṇa mounted the chariot of V.); 143 κκκ, 6005; 145 μμμ, 6062, (οοο), 6096, 6108, 6141, 6143 (fought with Arjuna); 146, 6228, 6247, 6250 (do.); 147 σσσ, 6363 ( Karṇasutaḥ ); 148, 6406 (Arjuna promised to slay V.).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 156, 6743 ( karśitaḥ, sc. by Sātyaki; but the text is probably wrong in this half-śloka, as the mentioning of V° in this connexion is quite absurd; read with B. Śalaś caiva mahārāja bhrātṛvyasana-karṣitaḥ ), (κ), 6849; 157, 6941 ( Karṇasya dayitaṃ putraṃ ); 158 ψ, 7030; 165, 7368 (fought with Drupada); 168, 7524 (do.), 7526, 7530, 7532, 7535, 7543; 170, 7647 (pierced by Sātyaki), 7649, 7651; 172 ππ, 7746. —§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstramokṣap.): VII, 193 α, 8908; 200 αα, 9309, 9315 ( °sya trisāhasrān mahārathān, they are slain by Sātyaki).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 5 ζ, 113 (had been slain by Arjuna, all. to § 608); 9, 321 ( hataṃ, do.).— § 608 (do.): VIII, 46, 2156 (Nakula shall proceed against V.); 48, 2252 ( jyeṣṭhaḥ putraḥ ), 2274, 2277, 2279 (defeated by Sātyaki); 60, 3078 (Nakula proceeded against V.), 3102, 3103 (fought with Nakula); 66 ιιι, 3311 (protected Karṇa); 75, †3813 (fought with Śatānīka); 84, 4276, †4279, †4291, †4299 (defeated Nakula), †4301, †4304; 85, †4332, †4334, †4335, †4338, †4340, †4342 (slain by Arjuna); 87, 4372 ( hataṃ ).—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 64 εε, 3613.—§ 618 (Jalapradānikap.): XI, 15, 393 (all. to VIII, 84 ), 397 (do.).—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 21, 612 ( °sya mātaraṃ, i.e. the wife of Karṇa).—§ 789 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 32 θ, 877 ( sānujaḥ, among those who, summoned by Vyāsa, arose from the Gaṅgā). Cf. Karṇaputra, Karṇasuta, Karṇātmaja, Kārṇi. [ ID=12344 ]
- a son of Karna  
  *The Purana Index*
  > वृषसेन (vṛṣasena) [Printed book page 3-310 ] Vṛṣasena (I) — a son of Karṇa; with him comes to an end the Anga line. Bhā. IX. 23. 14; M. 48. 102. [ ID=13514 ]

### Adjectival: Having an army/host of men (2 definitions)
- having an army of men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1012,2] वृष (vṛṣa) — सेन (—sena) b mfn. ( prob. ) having an army of men, VS. [ ID=205033 ]
- 1. Having a host of men. 2. A man's name.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वृषसेन (vṛṣasena) [Printed book page 521 ] वृषसेन (vṛṣasena) a. having a host of men; m. a man's name. [ ID=30868 ]

### Proper Noun: Son of a Manu (2 definitions)
- Name of a son of the tenth Manu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वृष (vṛṣa) — सेन (—sena) m. N. of a son of the 10th Manu, Hariv. [ ID=205034 ]
- a son of the second Savarna Manu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Vṛṣasena (II) — a son of the II Sāvarṇa Manu. Br. IV. 1. 72. [ ID=13515 ]

### Lexicographical Note: Cross-reference (1 definition)
- See under vriṣa.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1012,1] वृष (vṛṣa) — सेन (—sena) a See under 2. वृष (vṛṣa). [ ID=204966 ]

### Proper Noun: Descendant of Aśoka (1 definition)
- of a great-grandson of Ashoka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a great-grandson of Aśoka, Buddh. [ ID=205036 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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