[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.5060 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5060 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5060 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5060](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5060) 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). - [Previous: c9.5059](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5059) - [Next: c9.5061](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5061) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5060](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5060) · Pramāṇa