महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-2, verse-18
चमूस्तु पृतनास्तिस्रस्तिस्रश्चम्वस्त्वनीकिनी ।
अनीकिनीं दशगुणां प्राहुरक्षौहिणीं बुधाः ॥१८॥
अनीकिनीं दशगुणां प्राहुरक्षौहिणीं बुधाः ॥१८॥
18. camūstu pṛtanāstisrastisraścamvastvanīkinī ,
anīkinīṁ daśaguṇāṁ prāhurakṣauhiṇīṁ budhāḥ.
anīkinīṁ daśaguṇāṁ prāhurakṣauhiṇīṁ budhāḥ.
18.
camūḥ tu pṛtanāḥ tisraḥ tisraḥ camvaḥ tu anīkinī
anīkinīm daśaguṇām prāhuḥ akṣauhiṇīm budhāḥ
anīkinīm daśaguṇām prāhuḥ akṣauhiṇīm budhāḥ
18.
Indeed, three regiments (pṛtanās) constitute a camū, and three camūs constitute an anīkinī. The wise declare that an akṣauhiṇī is ten times the size of an anīkinī.
Words meanings summery:
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- चमूः (camūḥ) - a specific unit in army organization, equivalent to three pṛtanās (an army division, a company)
- तु (tu) - serves as a conjunction or emphasis (but, indeed, and)
- पृतनाः (pṛtanāḥ) - military regiments, a smaller division of an army (battles, divisions, regiments)
- तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - specifies the number 'three' for 'pṛtanās' (three)
- तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - specifies the number 'three' for 'camūs' (three)
- चम्वः (camvaḥ) - a specific unit in army organization, plural (army divisions, companies)
- तु (tu) - serves as a conjunction or emphasis (but, indeed, and)
- अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - a specific unit in army organization, equivalent to three camūs (an army, a large division)
- अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - the 'anīkinī' which is being multiplied tenfold (an army, a large division)
- दशगुणाम् (daśaguṇām) - describing the 'anīkinī' as being multiplied by ten (tenfold, ten times)
- प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - the action of the wise (budhāḥ) in defining the army units (they say, they declare)
- अक्षौहिणीम् (akṣauhiṇīm) - the defined unit of army, which is ten anīkinīs (an akṣauhiṇī (a specific large army division))
- बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the authorities who provide this definition (the wise, scholars)
Words meanings and morphology
चमूः (camūḥ) - a specific unit in army organization, equivalent to three pṛtanās (an army division, a company)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of camū
camū - an army, a military division, a company
तु (tu) - serves as a conjunction or emphasis (but, indeed, and)
(indeclinable)
पृतनाः (pṛtanāḥ) - military regiments, a smaller division of an army (battles, divisions, regiments)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pṛtanā
pṛtanā - battle, fight, army, regiment
तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - specifies the number 'three' for 'pṛtanās' (three)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tri
tri - three
तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - specifies the number 'three' for 'camūs' (three)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tri
tri - three
चम्वः (camvaḥ) - a specific unit in army organization, plural (army divisions, companies)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of camū
camū - an army, a military division, a company
तु (tu) - serves as a conjunction or emphasis (but, indeed, and)
(indeclinable)
अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - a specific unit in army organization, equivalent to three camūs (an army, a large division)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anīkinī
anīkinī - an army, a large division of an army, a vast military host
अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - the 'anīkinī' which is being multiplied tenfold (an army, a large division)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anīkinī
anīkinī - an army, a large division of an army, a vast military host
दशगुणाम् (daśaguṇām) - describing the 'anīkinī' as being multiplied by ten (tenfold, ten times)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of daśaguṇa
daśaguṇa - tenfold, ten times, multiplied by ten
Compound type : tatpurusha (daśan+guṇa)
- daśan – ten
numeral - guṇa – a quality, a constituent, a multiplier, a part
noun (masculine)
प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - the action of the wise (budhāḥ) in defining the army units (they say, they declare)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-√ah
Prefix: pra
Root: ah
अक्षौहिणीम् (akṣauhiṇīm) - the defined unit of army, which is ten anīkinīs (an akṣauhiṇī (a specific large army division))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of akṣauhiṇī
akṣauhiṇī - an akṣauhiṇī (a specific very large army division mentioned in ancient Indian texts)
बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the authorities who provide this definition (the wise, scholars)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of budha
budha - wise man, scholar, intelligent person, enlightened