- An
akshauhini (Sanskrit: अक्षौहिणी akṣauhiṇī) is
described in the
Mahabharata (Adi
Parva 2.15-23) as a
battle formation consisting of 21,870
chariots (Sanskrit...
- son of the
Pandava Bhima and the
demoness Hidimbi. As the head of one
akshauhini army, he was an
important fighter from the
Pandava side in the Kurukshetra...
-
Yudhishthira asks his
brothers to
organize their army. The
Pandavas have
seven akshauhinis with the help of
their allies.
After consulting his commanders, the Pandavas...
- Kauravas,
meaning Satyaki has to
fight his
kinsmen in the war. He
provides 1
Akshauhini army to the Pandavas.
According to Bhishma, he is
capable of fighting...
- epic's lead
female character. In the
Kurukshetra War as the head of 1
akshauhini army,
Drupada fought from the side of his sons-in-law, the Pandavas, and...
- used in
traditional Indian games such as
kabaddi and kho-kho.
Abhimanyu Akshauhini Historicity of the
Mahabharata Gopal,
Madan (1990). K.S.
Gautam (ed.)...
- elephantry, chariotry,
cavalry and infantry. An
ancient battle formation,
akshauhini, is like the
setup of chaturanga. The
origin of
chaturanga has been a...
- when his ****istance was
sought by Duryodhana,
promising to lend him one
akshauhini. On the
first day of the war, he
fought a duel with Satyaki. As a maharathi...
- is used again, it
would turn on its user.
Narayanastra destro**** one
Akshauhini of
Pandava army completely.
After the use of Narayanastra, a terrible...
- his
other son, Shikhandi, a Rathi. He
contributed three (of the seven)
Akshauhini armies to the
Pandavas during the war. The
Panchala janapada is believed...
