Sutra 35
Devanagari script
स पञ्चानीकानामाकृतिस्थापनाद्वज्रो गोधा वा ॥ कZ_१०.६.३५ ॥
Transliteration
sa pañcānīkānām ākṛtisthāpanād vajro godhā vā
Translation
ആ (അസംഹത) വ്യൂഹം, അഞ്ചു വിഭാഗങ്ങളെ ഏത് ആകൃതിയിൽ സ്ഥാനപ്പെടുത്തുന്നുവെന്നതിനെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് ‘വജ്ര’ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ‘ഗോധാ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
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.