इयमक्षौहिणी पूर्णा यस्याः पतिरहं प्रभो । तया परिवृतो युद्धं दास्यामि पिशिताशिनाम् ॥ ३ ॥
iyamakṣauhiṇī pūrṇā yasyāḥ patirahaṁ prabhō | tayā parivṛtō yuddhaṁ dāsyāmi piśitāśinām || 3 ||
Translation
"Here is a full akṣauhiṇī, of which I am the lord, O master. Surrounded by it, I will give battle to the eaters of flesh.
Word by word
- iyam
- here is
- akṣauhiṇī
- an akṣauhiṇī
- pūrṇā
- full
- yasyāḥ
- of which
- patir
- (patiḥ) the lord
- ahaṁ
- I am
- prabhō
- O master
- tayā
- by it
- parivṛtō
- (parivṛtaḥ) surrounded
- yuddhaṁ
- battle
- dāsyāmi
- I will give
- piśita
- of flesh
- āśinām
- to the eaters
Meaning
An akṣauhiṇī is a complete army in the old reckoning; another commentary gives its number of elephants, chariots, horse and foot. The king offers himself and his army in his son's place.