Mandalavyuha, Mandala-vyuha, Maṇḍalavyūha: 2 definitions
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Mandalavyuha 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 EncyclopediaMaṇḍalavyūha (मण्डलव्यूह) or simply Maṇḍala refers to the “Disposition of an army in the shape of a circle”.—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.—Maṇḍalavyūha 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaṇḍalavyūha (मण्डलव्यूह).—m. the array in a circle, cf. [Pañcatantra] 9, 14.
Maṇḍalavyūha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maṇḍala 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.
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Partial matches: Vyuha, Mandala.
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Full-text: Vyuha, Mandala, Mahaprabhamandalavyuhajnanamudra.
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Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Vyūhas (battlefield arrangements)—Types < [Chapter 4]
Other Sources on Vyūhas < [Chapter 4]
Vyūhas—Composition < [Chapter 4]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Maṇḍala-vyūha (Circle array): < [Chapter 6 - Principles of Warfare]
Arrangement of Array (vyūha) (Introduction) < [Chapter 6 - Principles of Warfare]
Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra (by Shanta Srinivasan)