Sutra 31

Devanagari script

स सर्वतोमुखः सर्वतोभद्रः ॥ कZ_१०.६.३१ ॥

Transliteration

sa sarvatomukhaḥ sarvatobhadraḥ

Translation

Diese (Maṇḍala-Formation) ist «nach allen Seiten frontgerichtet» und «nach allen Seiten gesichert/günstig», d. h. sie kann Bedrohungen aus jeder Richtung begegnen.

Word by Word

• सः: he; that (person/king)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• सर्वतोमुखः: all-facing; having fronts in every direction; all-round
• Type: Noun (compound adjective)
• Root: मुख (मुख)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः; प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण (सः इति विशेष्यस्य)

• सर्वतोभद्रः: safe/fortunate on all sides; wholly secure
• Type: Noun (compound adjective)
• Root: भद्र (भद्र)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः; प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषण (सः इति विशेष्यस्य)

Entities Mentioned

• Sarvatomukha (all-front)
• Sarvatobhadra (all-secure)

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FAQs

In modern terms, what does ‘sarvatomukha’ imply?

A 360° defensive orientation—distributed readiness to engage from any axis, useful against envelopment.