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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-18

चमूस्तु पृतनास्तिस्रस्तिस्रश्चम्वस्त्वनीकिनी ।
अनीकिनीं दशगुणां प्राहुरक्षौहिणीं बुधाः ॥१८॥
18. camūstu pṛtanāstisrastisraścamvastvanīkinī ,
anīkinīṁ daśaguṇāṁ prāhurakṣauhiṇīṁ budhāḥ.
18. camūḥ tu pṛtanāḥ tisraḥ tisraḥ camvaḥ tu anīkinī
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