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Krauncavyuha, °­°ù²¹³Üñ³¦²¹±¹²âÅ«³ó²¹, Kraumcavyuha: 2 definitions

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Krauncavyuha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Krauncha Vyuha.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

°­°ù²¹³Üñ³¦²¹±¹²âÅ«³ó²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥Œà¤žà¥à¤šà¤µà¥à¤¯à¥‚ह).—A strategic formation of the army in the shape of Krauñca bird (snipe). In the battle of BhÄrata, Bhīṣma made the formation of Krauñca. (MahÄbhÄrata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 75). The Krauñca disposition has eight strategical positions, the face, eyes, head, neck, stomach, left flank, right flank and thighs. In the disposition formed by Bhīṣma, Droṇa stood at the face, AÅ›vatthÄmÄ and Ká¹›pa stood at the eyes, HÄrdikya at the head and Śūrasena at the neck. The King of PrÄgjyotiá¹£a stood at the stomach of the formation. The Tuá¹£Äras, Yavanas, Åšakas and CÅ«puvas guarded the right flank. Åšá¹›tÄyus and BhÅ«riÅ›ravas kept the thighs.

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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

KrauṃcavyÅ«ha (ಕà³à²°à³Œà²‚ಚವà³à²¯à³‚à²�):—[noun] an arraying of troops for battle in the shape of the heron; a heron-array.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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