Sutra 30

Devanagari script

पक्षकक्षोरस्यानामेकीभावे मण्डलः ॥ कZ_१०.६.३० ॥

Transliteration

pakṣakakṣorasyānām ekībhāve maṇḍalaḥ

Translation

పక్షాలు (పార్శ్వాలు), ‘కక్ష’ (పక్క విభాగాలు), ‘ఉరస్య’ (మధ్య/వక్ష విభాగం) ఇవన్నీ ఒకటిగా ఏకీకృతమైతే అది ‘మండల’ (వృత్తాకార) వ్యూహం.

Word by Word

• पक्षकक्षोरस्यानाम्: of the flanks, the armpits/side-positions, and the chest/front
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: पक्ष / कक्ष / उरस्
• Form: षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (genitive plural) of the compound: पक्ष-कक्ष-उरस् (collective dvandva), with final member उरस्; overall meaning ‘of the flanks, armpits, and chest’

• एकीभावे: in (the state of) unification / when they become one
• Type: Noun (verbal noun/abstract)
• Root: एकी-भू
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (locative singular) of एकीभाव ‘becoming one, unification’ (from the verbal base एकी-भू)

• मण्डलः: a circle; a ring; a circular formation
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (nominative singular), masculine

Entities Mentioned

• Pakṣa (wings)
• Kakṣa (side divisions)
• Urasya (center)
• Maṇḍala (vyūha)

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FAQs

What is the core tactical idea behind ‘ekībhāva’ in a maṇḍala formation?

Cohesion: flanks and center act as one continuous body, reducing exploitable seams and enabling all-round response.