About Akṣauhiṇī

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ

akṣauhiṇya iti proktaṁ yattvayā sūtanandana

etadicchāmahe śrotuṁ sarvameva yathātatham

Ṛṣis said:

We wish to know, O son of Suta, all about Akṣauhiṇī, which you have mentioned to us.

akṣauhiṇyāḥ parīmāṇaṁ narāśvarathadantinām

yathāvaccaiva no brūhi sarvaṁ hi viditaṁ tava

Tell us the numbers of foot soldiers, horses, chariots, elephants, which form an Akṣauhiṇī, for yoy know everything.

sautiruvāca

eko ratho gajaścaiko narāḥ pañca padātayaḥ

trayaśca turagāstajjaiḥ pattirityabhidhīyate

Sauti said:

One chariot and one elephant, 5 foot soldiers and 3 horse men form one Patti.

pattiṁ tu triguṇāmetāmāhuḥ senāmukhaṁ budhāḥ

trīṇi senāmukhānyeko gulma ityabhidhīyate

3 Pattis make one Senāmukha, 3 Senāmukhas make one Gulma.

trayo gulmā gaṇo nāma vāhinī tu gaṇāstrayaḥ

smṛtāstisrastu vāhinyaḥ pṛtaneti vicakṣaṇaiḥ

3 Gulmas make one Gaṇa, 3 Gaṇas make one Vāhinī. 3 Vāhinīs make one Pṛtana.

catustu  pṛtanāstisrastisraścamvastvanīkinī

anīkinī daśaguṇā prāhirakṣauhiṇīṁbudhāḥ

3 Pṛtanās make one Camū, 3 amūs make one Anīkinī and 10 Anīkinīs are called by the learned as one Akṣauhiṇī.