Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

A large army consisting of 2187 chariots, as many elephants, 6561 horse, and 1935 foot. अक्षौहिणी Equivalent to 1 अनीकिन्यः. अनीकिनी Equivalent to 3 चम्वः. चमूः Equivalent to 3 पृतनाः. पृतना Equivalent to 3 वाहिन्यः. वाहिनी Equivalent to 3 गणाः. गण Equivalent to 3 गुल्माः. गुल्मः Equivalent to 3 सेनामुखानि. सेनामुखम् Equivalent to 3 पत्तयः. पत्तिः Equivalent to 1 रथः Plus 1 हस्ती Plus 3 अश्वाः Plus 4 पदातयः. Compare एकेभैकरथा त्र्यश्वा पत्तिः पञ्चपदातिका । पत्त्यङ्गैस्त्रिगुणैः सर्वैः क्रमादाख्या यथोत्तरम् ॥ सेनामुखं गुल्मगणौ वाहिनी पृतना चमूः । अनीकिनी दशानीकिन्यक्षौहिणी ...... ॥

feminine an army consisting of ten ani1kini1s अनीकिनी s, or 21870 elephants, 21870 chariots, 65610 horse, and 109350 foot. (Since an Ani1kini1 अनीकिनी consists of 27 va1hini1s वाहिनी s, and 27 is the cube of 3, अक्षौहिणी may be a compound of 2. अक्ष and वाहिनी; or it may possibly be connected with 1. अक्ष, axle, car.)

[akshauhinî] feminine; also equal for complete army; -pati, masculine lord of an army, general.