Dandavyuha, Daṇḍavyūha, Danda-vyuha: 7 definitions
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Dandavyuha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: Facts of society in the ManusamhitaDaṇḍavyūha (दण्डव्यूह):—The array shaped as a staff or an oblong is called Daṇḍavyūha. Here, the general called balādhyakṣa leads the van, the king is in the centre and the army officer called senāpati is next to the king. The other soldiers and each of its wings is c omposed of elephant men, cavalry soldiers, infantry in the order of their enumeration viz. first the elephant men, flanked by cavalry, and the cavalry, flanked by the infantry is called the Daṇḍavyūha.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaṇḍavyūha (दण्डव्यूह).—a particular form of arranging troops, arranging them in long lines or columns; Manusmṛti 7.187.
Derivable forms: daṇḍavyūhaḥ (दण्डव्यूहः).
Daṇḍavyūha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daṇḍa and vyūha (व्यूह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaṇḍavyūha (दण्डव्यूह).—m. the array in line, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 187.
Daṇḍavyūha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daṇḍa and vyūha (व्यूह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaṇḍavyūha (दण्डव्यूह).—[masculine] arraging an army in long lines (like a staff).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaṇḍavyūha (दण्डव्यूह):—[=daṇḍa-vyūha] [from daṇḍa] m. arraying an army in columns, [Manu-smṛti vii, 187]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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Partial matches: Danda, Vyuha, Tanta.
Full-text: Vyuha.
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Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Daṇḍa-vyūha (Staff array) < [Chapter 6 - Principles of Warfare]
Arrangement of Array (vyūha) (Introduction) < [Chapter 6 - Principles of Warfare]
Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Vyūhas—Composition < [Chapter 4]