- 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...
- the
father of Anjanparva,
Barbarika and Meghavarna. As the head of 1
akshauhini army, he was an
important fighter from the
Pandava side in the Kurukshetra...
- 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...
- the
Neelakantha Cha****hara compilation, the
Narayanastra destroys one
Akshauhini of the
Pandava arm. However,
after the use of Narayanastra, a terrible...
- 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...
- former's
death in a duel with the
Pandava prince Bhima. As the head of 1
akshauhini army, he
fought the
Kurukshetra War on the side of the Pandavas. According...
-
Krishna and
Satyabhama fighting Narakasura's
Akshauhini.
Painting from the
Metropolitan Museum....
-
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...
-
Virata was
nominated one of the
seven commander,
commandeering over an
Akshauhini of the
Pandavas army.
Sahadeva preferred Virata to be the commander-in-chief...
- used in
traditional Indian games such as
kabaddi and kho-kho.
Abhimanyu Akshauhini Historicity of the
Mahabharata Gopal,
Madan (1990). K.S.
Gautam (ed.)...
