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Entry व्यूह

व्यूहvyūha1 A military array; दण्डव्यूहेन तन्मार्गं यायात्तु शकटेन वा । वराहमकराभ्यां वा सूच्या वा गरुडेन वा ॥ Ms.7.…
1. 1 A military array; दण्डव्यूहेन तन्मार्गं यायात्तु शकटेन वा । वराहमकराभ्यां वा सूच्या वा गरुडेन वा ॥ Ms.7. 187; Compare दण्डव्यूहः, शकटdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, वराहdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, सर्वतोभद्राdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc. mentioned in Dhanur.
2. An army, a host, squadron; व्यूहावुभौ तावितरेतरस्मात् भङ्गं जयं चापतुरव्यकस्थम् R.7.54.
3. A large quantity, an assemblage, a multitude, collection; विमिश्रा विहगाः पुंभिरात्मव्यूहाभिनन्दिताः Rām.4.1.27; गुणव्यूहः Bhāg.4.29.71.
4. A part, portion, subhead.
5. The body.
6. Structure, formation.
7. Reasoning, logic.
8. Separation, distribution.
9. (In Philosophy) A peculiar arrangement of the senses.
Derived forms and compounds
- -पार्ष्णिः Feminine the rear of an army.
- -भङ्गः, -भेदः breaking an array.
- -रचना arrangement of troops.
- -विभागः a distinctive array of army; पक्षकक्षा-उरस्यानां बलाग्रतो व्यूहविभागाः Kau. Atmanepada 1.
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