इयमक्षौहिणी पूर्णा यस्याहं पतिरीश्वर:। अनया संवृतो गत्वा योद्धाऽहं तैर्निशाचरै:।।1.20.3।।
Meaning
"Here is my full army, of which I am lord and master — surrounded by it, I myself will go and fight those night-wanderers."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| iyam akṣauhiṇī pūrṇā | इयम् अक्षौहिणी पूर्णा | here is a full army-division | Nominative singular |
| yasya aham patiḥ īśvaraḥ | यस्य अहम् पतिः ईश्वरः | of which I am the lord and master | Nominative singular |
| anayā saṃvṛtaḥ gatvā | अनया संवृतः गत्वा | surrounded by this, having gone | Gerund (having done) |
| yoddhā aham taiḥ niśācaraiḥ | योद्धा अहम् तैः निशाचरैः | I myself shall fight with those night-roamers | Nominative singular |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source explains the technical composition of the akshouhini army Dasharatha offers: the base unit, a pankti (row), consists of 1 chariot, 1 elephant, 3 cavalry, and 7 foot soldiers; a full akshouhini scales this up to 21,870 chariots, an equal number of elephants, 65,610 cavalry, and 109,350 foot soldiers.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.20.3 · Bāla Kāṇḍa