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Mahabharat

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रथानां चक्ररक्षाश्च पादरक्षाश्च दन्तिनाम् । अभूवन्वाहिनीमध्ये शतानामयुतानि षट्॥६-१८-१६॥

Within the army there were also wheel-guards for the chariots and foot-guards for the elephants—amounting to six ayutas of hundreds, a vast protective complement.

english translation

पादाताश्चाग्रतोऽगच्छन्धनुश्चर्मासिपाणयः । अनेकशतसाहस्रा नखरप्रासयोधिनः॥६-१८-१७॥

At the front advanced the infantry, bearing bows, shields, and swords—many hundreds of thousands in number—fighters armed with spears and lances.

english translation

अक्षौहिण्यो दशैका च तव पुत्रस्य भारत । अदृश्यन्त महाराज गङ्गेव यमुनान्तरे॥६-१८-१८॥

O Bhārata, your son’s eleven akṣauhiṇīs were seen, O great king, like the sacred Gaṅgā between the banks of the Yamunā.

english translation