Sutra 6

Devanagari script

सरतां सर्वतोवृत्तिर्मण्डलः ॥ कZ_१०.६.०६ ॥

Transliteration

saratāṃ sarvatovṛttir maṇḍalaḥ

Translation

મંડળ એવો વ્યૂહ છે જેમાં ચલ દળો સર્વદિશામાં (ચારે તરફથી ઘેરીને/સર્વત્ર) ગોઠવાય છે.

Word by Word

• सरताम्: let (them) move/advance
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृ
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपदम्; 3rd person plural; धातु: सृ (गत्यर्थे) — ‘सरताम्’ = ‘let them move/advance’

• सर्वतः: from all sides; in every direction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व
• Form: अव्यय; अर्थे: ‘from all sides / in every direction’

• वृत्तिः: conduct; mode of operation (strategic behavior)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘वृत्ति’ (आचरण/व्यवहार/गतिविधान)

• मण्डलः: the (circle of states) mandala
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; राजमण्डल-शब्दः

Entities Mentioned

• maṇḍala (formation)
• sarataḥ (mobile troops)

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FAQs

Why link Maṇḍala specifically with ‘saratām’ (moving troops)?

All-round disposition is most feasible and effective with mobile arms (e.g., cavalry), enabling rapid reorientation and encirclement/anti-encirclement.