Vajravyuha, Vajravyūha, Vajra-vyuha: 4 definitions
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Vajravyuha 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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVajravyūha (वज्रव्यूह) or simply Vajra refers to the “Disposition of an army in the shape of a diamond”.—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.—Vajravyūha is mentioned in the Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 81.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVajravyūha (वज्रव्यूह).—a kind of military array.
Derivable forms: vajravyūhaḥ (वज्रव्यूहः).
Vajravyūha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and vyūha (व्यूह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVajravyūha (वज्रव्यूह):—[=vajra-vyūha] [from vajra > vaj] m. a kind of military array, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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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