Sutra 19
Devanagari script
एवमोजा दश विषमव्यूहप्रकृतयो भवन्ति ॥ कZ_१०.५.१९ ॥
Transliteration
evamojā daśa viṣamavyūhaprakṛtayo bhavanti
Translation
Thus, there are ten basic types (prakṛti) of irregular formations, all of them with odd-numbered (ojā) strength-patterns.
Word by Word
एवम्thus; in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
Formअव्यय; manner-adverb ‘thus/in this way’
ओजाःforces/strengths (the ‘ojas’ types)
ओजाः:
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; ओजस्-शब्द (nom. pl.)
दशten
दश:
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्
Formसंख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable numeral)
विषम-व्यूह-प्रकृतयःthe constituent types (prakṛtis) of the irregular battle-array
विषम-व्यूह-प्रकृतयः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकृति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; समासः—विषमव्यूहस्य प्रकृतयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); ‘विषम’ + ‘व्यूह’ (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपद) + ‘प्रकृति’
भवन्तिare; come to be
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formलट्; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन
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