Sutra 30
Devanagari script
रथव्यूहेन हस्तिव्यूहो व्याख्यातः ॥ कZ_१०.५.३० ॥
Transliteration
rathavyūhena hastivyūho vyākhyātaḥ
Translation
La formación de elefantes se explica por (analogía con) la formación de carros.
Word by Word
रथव्यूहेनby/with the chariot-array (chariot battle-formation)
रथव्यूहेन:
TypeNoun
Rootरथ; व्यूह
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन; (रथस्य व्यूहः) इति समासः; करण/हेतु-अर्थे तृतीया
हस्तिव्यूहःthe elephant-array (elephant battle-formation)
हस्तिव्यूहः:
TypeNoun
Rootहस्ति; व्यूह
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; (हस्तिनः व्यूहः) इति समासः; कर्तृ/विषय-रूपे प्रथमा
व्याख्यातःhas been explained / is expounded
व्याख्यातः:
TypeVerb (PPP)
Root√ख्या (ख्याने) उपसर्गः वि-आ-
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘व्याख्यात’ = explained/expounded
Entities Mentioned
R
ratha-vyūhaH
hasti-vyūhaFAQs
It reduces training burden: once commanders understand the chariot-array logic, they can map the same principles onto elephant deployment.