Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for व्यूह

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

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.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

व्यूहvyūham. placing apart, distribution, arrangement R. VarBr2S. &c.
1. masculine gender placing apart, distribution, arrangement R. VarBr2S. etc.
2. masculine gender orderly arrangement of the parts of a whole (confer, compare चरण-व्य्that the rest of a word is to be supplied), disposition Nya1yas.
3. masculine gender military array, an army, host, squadron (various arrays are दण्ड-, "staff-like array"; शकट-, "cart array"; वराह-, "boar array"; मण्डल-, "circular ar array"; आ-संहत-, "loose ar array"; आखेट-व्यूह, "hunting array" etc.) Mn. vii, 187 MBh. etc.
4. masculine gender shifting, transposition, displacement S3Br. S3rS.
5. masculine gender separation, resolution (of vowels, syllables etc.) RPra1t.
6. masculine gender detailed explanation or description SaddhP.
7. masculine gender a section, division, chapter Sarvad.
8. masculine gender form, manifestation (especially the quadruple manifestation of Purusho7ttama पुरुषो*त्तम as Va1sudeva वासुदेव, Sam2karshan2a संकर्षण, Pradyumna प्रद्युम्न, and Aniruddha अनिरुद्ध), appearance (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' after numerals confer, compare चतुर्-, त्रिर्-व्य्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) MBh. BhP. Sarvad.
9. masculine gender formation, structure, manufacture Lexicographers
10. masculine gender an aggregate, flock, multitude Va1s. S3atr.
11. masculine gender the body W.
12. masculine gender breathing Nya1yas.
13. masculine gender reasoning, logic (Equivalent to तर्क) Lexicographers
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

व्यूहvyūha[vi ͜ ûhá] m. shifting, displacement; dis traction (of semi-vowels or compound vowels); distribution…

[vi ͜ ûhá] masculine shifting, displacement; dis traction (of semi-vowels or compound vowels); distribution, disposition (rare); military ar ray, troops in battle-array (ordinary meaning); ag gregate, host, multitude; Purushottama's quaternity as Vâsudeva, Samkarshana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha; detailed ex position (rare); section, chapter: -rakanâm vi-dhâ, assume a warlike attitude.

Source: Macdonell

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