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Chapter 1.2 - Verse 18

Sanskrit Text

चमूस्तु पृतनास्तिस्रस्तिस्रश्चम्वस्त्वनीकिनी अनीकिनीं दशगुणां प्राहुरक्षौहिणीं बुधाः

English Translation

Three Pritanas make a Chamu, three Chamus an Anikini and ten times one Anikini is called by the learned as one Akshauhini.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

चमू + तु | पृतनास् | तिस्रस् | तिस्रश् | चम्वस् | तु + अनीकिनी
अनीकिनीं | दशन् + गुण | प्राहुर् | अक्षौहिणीं | बुधाः