vyūha

Pali

Alternative forms

• byūha

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀽𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• व्यूह (Devanagari script)
• ৰ‍্যূহ (Bengali script)
• ව්‍යූහ (Sinhalese script)
• ဝျူဟ or ဝျူႁ (Burmese script)
• วฺยูห or วยูหะ (Thai script)
• ᩅ᩠ᨿᩪᩉ (Tai Tham script)
• ວ຺ຍູຫ or ວຍູຫະ or ວຢູຫະ (Lao script)
• វ្យូហ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄳𑄠𑄫𑄦 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit व्यूह (vyūha). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀯𑀽𑀳 (vūha), 𑀯𑀺𑀊𑀳 (viūha).

Noun

vyūha m

1. heap, mass
2. military array; array of troops

Declension

Declension table of "vyūha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vyūho	vyūhā
Accusative (second)	vyūhaṃ	vyūhe
Instrumental (third)	vyūhena	vyūhehi or vyūhebhi
Dative (fourth)	vyūhassa or vyūhāya or vyūhatthaṃ	vyūhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vyūhasmā or vyūhamhā or vyūhā	vyūhehi or vyūhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vyūhassa	vyūhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vyūhasmiṃ or vyūhamhi or vyūhe	vyūhesu
Vocative (calling)	vyūha	vyūhā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vyūha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 655
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vyūhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 707