Sutra 27

Devanagari script

एवं चतुर्मण्डलसंक्षेपः ॥ कZ_०६.२.२७ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ caturmaṇḍalasaṃkṣepaḥ

Translation

Thus is the concise account of the four mandalas.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक

• चतुः-मण्डल-संक्षेपः: the concise summary of the fourfold mandala (circle-of-states scheme)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (√क्षिप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समास: चतुः + मण्डल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-भाव: ‘चार-मण्डल-सम्बन्धी’) + संक्षेप (‘संक्षिप्त-निरूपण/सार’)

Entities Mentioned

• caturmaṇḍala

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FAQs

What are the ‘four mandalas’ alluded to here?

In this context, it points to the structured circles centered on the key roles discussed (vijigīṣu and the differentiated roles of ari, madhyama, and udāsīna), summarized as a compact schema for analysis.