War in Ancient India c9.s4.10

c9.s4.10

⁷⁸ Ar. Śās. Bk. X, 3. The Hariharacaturanga follows the Kauṭalya's Arthaśāstra in this respect and mentions six principal vyūhas with their sub-divisions and details of arrangement. These are the maṇḍala, asamhata, bhoga, daṇḍa, varāha and prakṛti. The last two, varāha and prakṛti, are new divisions put into use probably during the Muhammadan and Vijayanagar periods. As if to corroborate this, there is mention of varāha vyūha in a Vijayanagar inscription (Ep. Car. VIII, p. 186).