Sutra 14

Devanagari script

एष समव्यूहः ॥ कZ_१०.५.१४ ॥

Transliteration

eṣa samavyūhaḥ

Translation

Ito ang ‘samavyūha’ (pamantayan/pantay na pormasyon).

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one/this)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; (एतद्-शब्दस्य रूपम्)

• समव्यूहः: balanced/regular battle formation (array of troops)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समव्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; (व्यूह-सम्बद्धः संज्ञाशब्दः)

Entities Mentioned

• samavyūha

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FAQs

What is the policy function of naming a ‘samavyūha’?

It creates a reference template against which variations can be defined, trained, inspected, and supplied.