SB 10.50.4
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 4
- akṣauhiṇībhir viṁśatyā
- tisṛbhiś cāpi saṁvṛtaḥ
- yadu-rājadhānīṁ mathurāṁ
- nyarudhat sarvato diśam
SYNONYMS
akṣauhiṇībhiḥ — by akṣauhiṇī divisions (each consisting of 21,870 soldiers on elephants, 21,870 charioteers, 65,610 cavalrymen and 109,350 infantry soldiers); viṁśatyā — twenty; tisṛbhiḥ ca api — plus three; saṁvṛtaḥ — surrounded; yadu — of the dynasty of Yadu; rājadhānīm — the royal capital; mathurām — Mathurā; nyarudhat — he besieged
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
With a force of twenty-three akṣauhiṇī divisions, he laid siege to the Yadu capital, Mathurā, on all sides.
PURPORT
The numbers involved in an akṣauhiṇī division are given in the word meanings. An akṣauhiṇī was a standard fighting force in ancient times.