Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5060

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i) Ardhacandravyūha. (like a Crescent moon) (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 56).
ii) Garuḍavyūha. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 56).
iii) Krauñcavyūha. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 60).
iv) Cakravyūha. (wheel-shaped) (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 34).
v) Makaravyūha. (shark-like) (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 69).
vi) Maṇḍalavyūha. (circular) (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 81).
vii) Maṇḍalārdhavyūha. (Semi circular) (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 20). viii) Vajravyūha. (Diamond-shaped) (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 81).
ix) Śakaṭavyūha. (cart-shaped) (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 7).
x) Śyenavyūha. (Vulture-like) (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 69).
xi) Sarvatobhadravyūha. (fortified all-round) (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 99).
xii) Suparnavyūha. (kite-shaped) (M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 20). xiii) Sūcīmukhavyūha. (Like the needle-eye) (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 77).