War in Ancient India c9.s4.15

c9.s4.15

With flanks and wings extended, it becomes sthūlakarṇa, with the front twice the original length; viśāla vijaya is its counter array. With wings alone projected it is called camūmukha, and the reverse of this latter Jhaṣāsya. The efficacy of these arrays in their days was its irresistibility and strength to break through the enemy’s order of battle.⁸⁰