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senāya

sena

nt dat sg of sena (noun); fem instr sg of sena (adj); masc dat sg of sena (adj); fem dat sg of sena (adj); …

1. sena (nt): bed; sleeping place; lit. lying down
2. sena (adj): with an army; having a military
3. sena (masc): hawk
4. senā (fem): army; military

Etymology. √sī > say + *ana; from √sī 'lie, sleep'; Sanskrit śayana [śī]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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