महाभारत · 1.2.23
॥
देवनागरी
एताम् अक्षौहिणीं प्राहुः संख्यातत्त्वविदो जनाः ।
यां वः कथितवान् अस्मि विस्तरेण द्विजोत्तमाः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
etām akṣauhiṇīṃ prāhuḥ saṃkhyātattvavido janāḥ |
yāṃ vaḥ kathitavān asmi vistareṇa dvijottamāḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
एताम्etāmthis
अक्षौहिणीम्akṣauhiṇīmakshauhini
प्राहुःprāhuḥcall
संख्यातत्त्वविदः जनाःsaṃkhyā-tattva-vidaḥ janāḥpeople who know the essence of reckoning
याम्yāmwhich
वःvaḥto you
कथितवान् अस्मिkathitavān asmiI have told
विस्तरेणvistareṇain detail
द्विजोत्तमाःdvija-uttamāḥO best of the twice-born
अक्षौहिणींakṣauhiṇīṃoriginal form 'akṣauhiṇīṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
संख्यातत्त्वविदोsaṃkhyātattvavidooriginal form 'saṃkhyātattvavido', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
यांyāṃoriginal form 'yāṃ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
द्विजोत्तमाःdvijottamāḥoriginal form 'dvijottamāḥ', added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अनुवाद
This is what those who know the reckoning call an akshauhini, and I have described it to you in detail, O best of the twice-born.
संस्करण
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Suta concludes his explanation of the akshauhini, having satisfied the sages' request. Here the teacher's duty shows itself — to answer fully and clearly — as does the fruit of attentive listening. Though the subject here is worldly, the very care of the questioning and the thoroughness of the answer create that atmosphere of seeking truth in which the higher subjects — the narratives of the Lord and His devotees — will later unfold.