Makaravyuha, Makaravyūha, Makara-vyuha, Mākaravyūha: 5 definitions
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Makaravyuha 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: Facts of society in the ManusamhitaMakaravyūha (मकरव्यूह):—It is the reverse of Varāhavyūha. The array, in which the army is drawn up in the order in two triangles with the apices joint is called Makaravyūha.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMakaravyūha (मकरव्यूह) or simply Makara refers to the “Disposition of an army in the shape of a shark”.—Disposition of an army (vyūha) of four parts, (infantry, cavalry, elephants and chariots) in the battlefield, the arrangement of it, in various forms. It is said that during the period of Mahābhārata, there were various forms of disposition of the army.—Makaravyūha is mentioned in the Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 69.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMakaravyūha (मकरव्यूह).—Jarāsandha arranged his army in this vyūha and attacked the Yadus; but it was broken by Kṛṣṇa with trees as missiles.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 52. 6[1-4].
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMākaravyūha (माकरव्यूह).—a particular form of military array.
Derivable forms: mākaravyūhaḥ (माकरव्यूहः).
Mākaravyūha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mākara and vyūha (व्यूह).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMakaravyūha (ಮಕರವ್ಯೂಹ):—[noun] a military array in which troops are arranged in the form of a corodile.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Makara, Vyuha.
Full-text: Vyuha, Makara, Kuntibhoja.
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