Sutra 35
Devanagari script
स पञ्चानीकानामाकृतिस्थापनाद्वज्रो गोधा वा ॥ कZ_१०.६.३५ ॥
Transliteration
sa pañcānīkānām ākṛtisthāpanād vajro godhā vā
Translation
That (asaṃhata array), by the shape in which five divisions are positioned, is called either ‘Vajra’ (thunderbolt) or ‘Godhā’ (iguana).
Word by Word
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma; prathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅgam
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeNumeral
Rootपञ्चन्
Formsaṅkhyā; (in compound) avyaya/prātipadika-rūpa; indeclinable-like numeral stem used as first member
अनीकानाम्of the divisions/arrays (of troops)
अनीकानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक
Formṣaṣṭhī-vibhaktiḥ; bahuvacanam; napuṃsakaliṅgam
आकृतिformation/shape
आकृति:
TypeNoun
Rootआकृति
Formtṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa compound member in context; here used as first member of a compound; strīliṅgam
स्थापनात्from (the act of) arranging/setting up
स्थापनात्:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootस्थापन
Formpañcamī-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; napuṃsakaliṅgam; kṛdanta-noun from √स्था (causative sense ‘to place/arrange’)
वज्रःthe ‘Vajra’ formation
वज्रः:
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
Formprathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; pumliṅgam
गोधाthe ‘Godhā’ formation
गोधा:
TypeNoun
Rootगोधा
Formprathamā-vibhaktiḥ; ekavacanam; strīliṅgam
वाor
वा:
TypeParticle
Rootवा
Formavyaya; vikalpa-artha (alternative)
Entities Mentioned
P
Pañcānīka (five divisions)V
Vajra (vyūha)G
Godhā (vyūha)FAQs
They serve as compact mnemonic codes for complex geometries, enabling rapid communication and standardized execution.