Sheni, Seṇi, Śī, Seni: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Sheni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śī can be transliterated into English as Seni or Sheni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚī (शेनी).—A mantrakṛt and of Angirasa branch.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 59. 98.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Seni in Sierra Leone is the name of a plant defined with Oxytenanthera abyssinica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym John H. Barnhart, Biographical Notes upon Botanists. 1: 224. 1965 (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1868)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1907)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae � (1850)
· Boll. R. Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. (1909)
· Taxon (1957)
· Boll. Soc. Ort. Mutuo Soccorso. (1910)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Seni, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryseṇi : (f.) a guild.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySeṇi, (f.) (Class. Sk. śreṇi in meaning “guild�; Vedic= row) 1. a guild Vin. IV, 226; J. I, 267, 314; IV, 43; Dāvs II. 124; their number was eighteen J. VI, 22, 427; VbhA. 466. °-貹ܰ the head of a guild J. II, 12 (text seni-).�2. a division of an army J. VI, 583; ratha-° J. VI, 81, 49; seṇimokkha the chief of an army J. VI, 371 (cp. and seniya). (Page 722)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśēṇ� (शेणी).—f (śŧṇa) A lump of dried or dry cowdung. The word is by many viewed as the plural of śŧṇa f, and as signifying dried cowdung (aggregately). 2 Esp. amongst ñ첹 or priests. A cake of cowdung. 3 R A couple of pice.
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śēni (शेनि).—ind See śŧ.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśēṇ� (शेणी).�f A lump of dry or dried cowdung.
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śēnī (शेनी).�f A female hawk.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySeni (सेनि):—[from ] See īٳ-, p. 449, col. 2.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Seṇi (सेणि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śṇ�.
2) Seṇ� (सेणी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śṇ�.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSēṇi (ಸೇಣಿ):�
1) [noun] a great number of people gathered together; a crowd, throng; a multitude.
2) [noun] a number of people or things arranged so as to form a line; a row.
3) [noun] a congregation of the important persons of a particular industry or trade.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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