क्रौञ्चव्यूह

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

KRAUÑCAVYŪHA : A strategic formation of the army in the shape of Krauñca bird (snipe). In the battle of Bhārata, Bhīṣma made the formation of Krauñca. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 75). The Krauñca dis- position has eight strategical positions, the face, eyes, head, neck, stomach, left flank, right flank and thighs. In the disposition formed by Bhīṣma, Droṇa stood at the face, Aśvatthāmā and Kṛpa stood at the eyes, Hārdikya at the head and Śūrasena at the neck. The King of Prāgjyotiṣa stood at the stomach of the form- ation. The Tuṣāras, Yavanas, Śakas and Cūpuvas guarded the right flank. Śṛtāyus and Bhūriśravas kept the thighs.


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*6th word in right half of page 417 (+offset) in original book.