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व्यूहvyūha

व्यूह (vyūha) is a Sanskrit word meaning arrangement or distribution, orderly arrangement of the parts of a whole, a military array, army, host, or squadron, shifting, transposition, or displacement, separation or resolution of vowels and syllables, detailed explanation or description. Its 21 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Military Formation or Force, Arrangement, Distribution, or Disposition, Aggregate, Multitude, or Collection.

Etymology
E. वि before ऊह to reason, aff. घञ्
Definitions
21
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Meanings by context

Military Formation or Force

7 definitions
A military array, army, host, or squadron.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Shifting, displacement, or distraction. 2. Distribution or disposition. 3. Military array or troops in battle array. 4. Aggregate, host, or multitude. 5. A divine quaternity consisting of Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha. 6. Detailed exposition. 7. A section or chapter.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Military array or the arrangement of troops. 2. A flock or multitude. 3. Logic and reasoning. 4. Making or manufacture. 5. The body.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Military array. 2. A multitude. 3. Logic. 4. Manufacture. 5. The body.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A multitude or host. 2. An army or squadron. 3. A military array. 4. The body. 5. Structure or formation. 6. Logic or reasoning.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The arrangement of troops in various positions. 2. A flock or multitude. 3. Logic or reasoning. 4. Making or manufacture. 5. The body. 6. Formation or structure. 7. A squadron.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Military array. 2. An army or squadron. 3. A flock or multitude. 4. Logic. 5. Making. 6. The body.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arrangement, Distribution, or Disposition

4 definitions
arrangement or distribution

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

orderly arrangement of the parts of a whole

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Distribution, arrangement, or military array. 2. A whole, complex, troop, or multitude. 3. Detailed explanation or description.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Separation, distribution, or orderly arrangement. 2. A military array or army. 3. A flock or multitude. 4. Structure, formation, or the body. 5. Reasoning or logic. 6. Breathing.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Aggregate, Multitude, or Collection

1 definition
an aggregate, flock, or multitude

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Breathing or Respiration

1 definition
breathing

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Detailed Explanation or Description

1 definition
detailed explanation or description

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Form, Manifestation, or Divine Emanation

1 definition
form, manifestation, appearance

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Formation, Structure, or Manufacture

1 definition
formation, structure, manufacture

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Linguistic Separation or Resolution

1 definition
separation or resolution of vowels and syllables

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Reasoning or Logic

1 definition
reasoning or logic

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Section or Division of a Text

1 definition
a section, division, or chapter

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Shifting or Displacement

1 definition
shifting, transposition, or displacement

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Physical Body

1 definition
the body

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.