Sutra 21

Devanagari script

द्वौ दण्डौ वलयः ॥ कZ_१०.६.२१ ॥

Transliteration

dvau daṇḍau valayaḥ

Translation

ดัณฑะสองแนว (แนวเสาคู่) รวมกันเป็นรูปแบบ “วลยะ” (วงแหวน/กำไล)

Word by Word

• द्वौ: two
• Type: Numeral (Adjective)
• Root: द्वि
• Form: सङ्ख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-द्विवचनम् (द्वौ दण्डौ इति विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

• दण्डौ: two punishments / two forms of coercive authority (the rod of punishment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-द्विवचनम्

• वलयः: ‘valaya’ (a ring/encircling restraint; a named type/category in the context of punishments)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वलय
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (सूत्रशैली—परिभाषा/नामनिर्देशः)

Entities Mentioned

• daṇḍa (columns)
• valaya (ring array)

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FAQs

Why name a two-column design “Valaya” (ring)?

The label indicates a functional intent: creating a protective envelope or enabling a closing movement around an enemy point.