रामायणम्
Shloka 51.21Unverified draft

कदाचित्तु महातेजा योजयित्वा वरूथिनीम्। अक्षौहीणीपरिवृत: परिचक्राम मेदिनीम्।।1.51.21।।

Meaning

Once, the greatly splendid one, having assembled his forces, went around the earth surrounded by a full army division.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
kadācit tu mahā-tejāकदाचित् तु महा-तेजाonce, he of great energyAdverbial / Adverbial / Nominative
yojayitvā varūthinīmयोजयित्वा वरूथिनीम्having mustered his armyGerund / Accusative
akṣauhiṇī-parivṇtaḥअक्षौहिणी-परिव्ण्तःsurrounded by an akshauhini divisionNominative singular
paricakrāma medinīmपरिचक्राम मेदिनीम्went about the earthVerb (perfect) / Accusative

Scholar commentary

valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary

Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes

The source glosses the technical composition of an akshauhini, the army division Vishvamitra marshals: 21,870 elephants, an equal number of chariots, 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: 1.51.21 · Bāla Kāṇḍa