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saṅkhyānaṁ yādavānāṁ kaḥ | :saṅkhyānaṁ yādavānāṁ kaḥ | ||
kariṣyati mahātmanām | :kariṣyati mahātmanām | ||
yatrāyutānām ayuta- | :yatrāyutānām ayuta- | ||
lakṣeṇāste sa āhukaḥ | :lakṣeṇāste sa āhukaḥ | ||
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''saṅkhyānam''—the counting; ''yādavānām''—of the Yādavas; ''kaḥ''—who; ''kariṣyati''—can do; ''mahā-ātmanām''—of the great personalities; ''yatra''—among whom; ''ayutānām''—of tens of thousands; ''ayuta''—(times) ten thousand; ''lakṣeṇa''—with (three) hundred thousand (persons); ''āste''—was present; ''saḥ''—he; ''āhukaḥ''—Ugrasena. | |||
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Who can count all the great Yādavas, when among them King Ugrasena alone was accompanied by an entourage of thirty trillion attendants? | Who can count all the great Yādavas, when among them King Ugrasena alone was accompanied by an entourage of thirty trillion attendants? | ||
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Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains why specifically thirty trillion, rather than an indefinite number of tens of trillions, is stated here to be the number of King Ugrasena's attendants. He does so by citing the interpretational rule of kapiñjalādhikaraṇa, the logic of "referring to pigeons": Somewhere in the Vedas is found the injunction that "one should sacrifice some pigeons." This plural number should be taken to mean not an indiscriminate number of pigeons, but precisely three of them, since the Vedas never leave any matter vague. The rules of Mīmāṁsā interpretation take three as the default number when no specific number is given. | Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains why specifically thirty trillion, rather than an indefinite number of tens of trillions, is stated here to be the number of King Ugrasena's attendants. He does so by citing the interpretational rule of ''kapiñjalādhikaraṇa'', the logic of "referring to pigeons": Somewhere in the ''Vedas'' is found the injunction that "one should sacrifice some pigeons." This plural number should be taken to mean not an indiscriminate number of pigeons, but precisely three of them, since the Vedas never leave any matter vague. The rules of Mīmāṁsā interpretation take three as the default number when no specific number is given. | ||
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Revision as of 14:28, 13 June 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 42
- saṅkhyānaṁ yādavānāṁ kaḥ
- kariṣyati mahātmanām
- yatrāyutānām ayuta-
- lakṣeṇāste sa āhukaḥ
SYNONYMS
saṅkhyānam—the counting; yādavānām—of the Yādavas; kaḥ—who; kariṣyati—can do; mahā-ātmanām—of the great personalities; yatra—among whom; ayutānām—of tens of thousands; ayuta—(times) ten thousand; lakṣeṇa—with (three) hundred thousand (persons); āste—was present; saḥ—he; āhukaḥ—Ugrasena.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Who can count all the great Yādavas, when among them King Ugrasena alone was accompanied by an entourage of thirty trillion attendants?
PURPORT
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains why specifically thirty trillion, rather than an indefinite number of tens of trillions, is stated here to be the number of King Ugrasena's attendants. He does so by citing the interpretational rule of kapiñjalādhikaraṇa, the logic of "referring to pigeons": Somewhere in the Vedas is found the injunction that "one should sacrifice some pigeons." This plural number should be taken to mean not an indiscriminate number of pigeons, but precisely three of them, since the Vedas never leave any matter vague. The rules of Mīmāṁsā interpretation take three as the default number when no specific number is given.