అక్షౌహిణి
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Telugu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably అక్ష (akṣa) + వాహిని (vāhini), since the anikini consists of 27 vahinis, and 27 is the cube (aksha) of 3.
Noun[edit]
అక్షౌహిణి • (akṣauhiṇi) ? (plural అక్షౌహిణులు)
- A complete army consisting of 21870 elephants, 21870 chariots, 95910 horses and 106350 foot soldiers.
References[edit]
- "అక్షౌహిణి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page {{{1}}}