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इतश्चेतश्च पाण्डूनां समाजग्मुर्महात्मनाम् ।
अक्षौहिण्यस्तु सप्तैव विविधध्वजसकुलाः ॥
 
UDYOGA PARVA
 
There came to the great Pandavas from
every quarter seven Akshauhinis* of armies,
thick with manifold banners.
 
कृतवर्मा च हार्दिक्यो दर्योधनमुपागमत् ॥
 
Kritavarman (a Yadava chief),
Hridika, joined Duryodhana.
 
son of
 
एवमेकादशावृत्तास्सेना दुर्योधनस्य ताः ॥
 
The armies which thus turned up for
Duryodhana were eleven Akshauhinis.
 
यस्स पाञ्चालराजेन प्रेषितः कौरवान्प्रति ।
सच कौरव्यमासाद्य पृष्ठा चैवमनामयम् ।
सर्वसेनाप्रणेतॄणां मध्ये वाक्यमुवाच ह ॥
 
And he who was sent on embassy by
king Drupada to the Kauravas,-he reached
Dhritarashtra, and after enquiring of his
health, said these words in the midst of
all the generals :
 
* An Aksisuhlnt 18 an unit of army consisting of
21,870 elephants, 21,870 chariots, 65,610 horse and
1,09,850 foot.