Shloka 25
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
ज्ञेय शतसहस््रं तु सहस्नाणि नवैव तु । नराणामपि पजञ्चाशच्छतानि त्रीणि चानघा:,निष्पाप ब्राह्मणो! एक अक्षौहिणीमें पैदल मनुष्योंकी संख्या एक लाख नौ हजार तीन सौ पचास (१,०९,३५०) जाननी चाहिये
jñeyaṃ śatasahasraṃ tu sahasrāṇi navaiva tu | narāṇām api pañcāśacchatāni trīṇi cānaghā ||
“Know this: the number of foot-soldiers is one hundred thousand, plus nine thousand more, and a further three hundred and fifty men, O sinless one.” In this context the speaker is defining the standard count of infantry within an akṣauhiṇī, establishing an orderly measure for armies so that warfare, if undertaken, is conceived in regulated and accountable terms rather than as unbounded violence.
राम उवाच