Vajravyuha, 痴补箩谤补惫测奴丑补, Vajra-vyuha: 4 definitions
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Vajravyuha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia痴补箩谤补惫测奴丑补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶掂啶啶�) or simply Vajra refers to the 鈥淒isposition of an army in the shape of a diamond鈥�.鈥擠isposition of an army (惫测奴丑补) of four parts, (infantry, cavalry, elephants and chariots) in the battlefield, the arrangement of it, in various forms. It is said that during the period of Mah膩bh膩rata, there were various forms of disposition of the army.鈥敵詹孤岚贡共馀蟛� is mentioned in the Mah膩bh膩rata Bh墨峁a Parva, Chapter 81.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴补箩谤补惫测奴丑补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶掂啶啶�).鈥攁 kind of military array.
Derivable forms: vajra惫测奴丑补岣� (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶掂啶啶灌).
痴补箩谤补惫测奴丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and 惫测奴丑补 (啶掂啶啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴补箩谤补惫测奴丑补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶掂啶啶�):鈥擺=vajra-惫测奴丑补] [from vajra > vaj] m. a kind of military array, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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