sasena

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ससेन (Devanagari script)
• সসেন (Bengali script)
• සසෙන (Sinhalese script)
• သသေန or သသေၼ (Burmese script)
• สเสน or สะเสนะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩈᩮᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ສເສນ or ສະເສນະ (Lao script)
• សសេន (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄥𑄬𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

sa- (“with”) +‎ senā (“army”).

Adjective

sasena

1. with an army

   Synonym: sasenaka

   • 1943, Phaya Luang Maha Sena (Phouy), Learn fast to read Tham characters in Pali Texts [ແບບຣຽນໄວ ເຫຼັ້ມສອງ ຣຽນອ່ານໝັງສືທັມ ຂຽນເປັນພາສາບາລີ]‎^[1], 2nd edition (PDF; overall work in Lao), Buddhist Institute, archived from the original on 4 April 2016, page 24:

     ᨿᩮᩣ ᩈᨶ᩠ᨶᩥᩈᩥᨶ᩠ᨶᩮᩣ ᩅᩁᨻᩮᩣᨵᩥᨾᩪᩃᩮ ᨾᩣᩁᩴ ᩈᩈᩮᨶᩴ ᨾᩉᨲᩥᩴ ᩅᩥᨩᩮᨿ᩠ᨿᩮᩣ*

     yo sannisinno varabodhimūle māraṃ sasenaṃ mahatiṃ vijeyyo*
     * Translated as though vijeyya

     Settled at the Sacred Bodhi’s root, he vanquished Mara and his mighty army.

Declension

Declension table of "sasena" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	saseno	sasenā
Accusative (second)	sasenaṃ	sasene
Instrumental (third)	sasenena	sasenehi or sasenebhi
Dative (fourth)	sasenassa or sasenāya or sasenatthaṃ	sasenānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sasenasmā or sasenamhā or sasenā	sasenehi or sasenebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sasenassa	sasenānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sasenasmiṃ or sasenamhi or sasene	sasenesu
Vocative (calling)	sasena	sasenā

Declension table of "sasenā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sasenā	sasenāyo or sasenā
Accusative (second)	sasenaṃ	sasenāyo or sasenā
Instrumental (third)	sasenāya	sasenāhi or sasenābhi
Dative (fourth)	sasenāya	sasenānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sasenāya	sasenāhi or sasenābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sasenāya	sasenānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sasenāya or sasenāyaṃ	sasenāsu
Vocative (calling)	sasene	sasenāyo or sasenā

Declension table of "sasena" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sasenaṃ	sasenāni
Accusative (second)	sasenaṃ	sasenāni
Instrumental (third)	sasenena	sasenehi or sasenebhi
Dative (fourth)	sasenassa or sasenāya or sasenatthaṃ	sasenānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sasenasmā or sasenamhā or sasenā	sasenehi or sasenebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sasenassa	sasenānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sasenasmiṃ or sasenamhi or sasene	sasenesu
Vocative (calling)	sasena	sasenāni