महाभारत · 1.2.14
॥
देवनागरी
अक्षौहिण्याः परीमाणं रथाश्वनरदन्तिनाम् ।
यथावच् चैव नो ब्रूहि सर्वं हि विदितं तव ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
akṣauhiṇyāḥ parīmāṇaṃ rathāśvanaradantinām |
yathāvac caiva no brūhi sarvaṃ hi viditaṃ tava ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
अक्षौहिण्याःakṣauhiṇyāḥof an akshauhini
परीमाणम्parīmāṇamcomposition; number
रथाश्वनरदन्तिनाम्ratha-aśva-nara-dantināmof chariots, horses, foot-soldiers, and elephants
यथावत्yathāvatas it should be; exactly
च एवca evaindeed
नःnaḥto us
ब्रूहिbrūhitell; declare
सर्वम्sarvamall
हिhiindeed
विदितम् तवviditaṃ tavais known to you
परीमाणंparīmāṇaṃbase form "parīmāṇaṃ", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
रथाश्वनरदन्तिनाम्rathāśvanaradantināmbase form "rathāśvanaradantinām", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
यथावच्yathāvacbase form "yathāvac", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
चैवcaivabase form "caiva", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
नोnobase form "no", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
सर्वंsarvaṃbase form "sarvaṃ", added to fully cover the word-by-word block
अनुवाद
"Tell us exactly the composition of an akshauhini -- the number of chariots, horses, foot-soldiers, and elephants; for all is known to you."
संस्करण
1cda8798545e · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 2:16:08 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The sages ask for an explanation of the structure of the army division -- the akshauhini. Their wish to know "exactly" (yathavat) is the model of a diligent listener, not content with the approximate. Though the matter concerns worldly affairs, this very striving for clear knowledge is valuable: a mind trained in precision and attention absorbs higher truths better as well. In the epic, everything, even the counting of armies, ultimately serves to reveal the Lord's plan to lift the burden of the earth.