Shloka 26
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
पज्चषष्टिसहस्राणि तथाश्वानां शतानि च । दशोत्तराणि षट् प्राहुर्यथावदिह संख्यया,एक अक्षौहिणी सेनामें, घोड़ोंकी ठीक-ठीक संख्या पैंसठ हजार छः: सौ दस (६५,६१०) कही गयी है
pañcaṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi tathā aśvānāṃ śatāni ca | daśottarāṇi ṣaṭ prāhur yathāvad iha saṅkhyayā ||
येथील योग्य गणनेनुसार, एका अक्षौहिणीत घोड्यांची संख्या पासष्ट हजार आणि सहाशे दहा अशी सांगितली आहे.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes yathāvat-saṅkhyā—accurate reckoning and orderly standards. In the epic’s ethical frame, such precision supports disciplined governance and responsible conduct in warfare.
The text is defining the standard components of an akṣauhiṇī (a formal army unit). Here it specifies the exact number of horses assigned to one akṣauhiṇī: 65,610.