War in Ancient India c9.s4.17

c9.s4.17

Again sūci is another variety of daṇḍavyūha where the various divisions of one army stand one behind the other. If this is of two lines, it is known as valaya, if of four lines, durjaya. Sarpasārī and gōmūtrikā are other varieties of bhoga order in which the front flanks and wings are of unequal depth. That is śakaṭa (cart) in which there are two lines in front, while the wings are like those of daṇḍa array. The converse order for this is makara (crocodile). Pāripatantaka whose counter array is sarvatobhadra is yet another variety of bhoga which is another form of cart-like array.