SB 10.50.4

Devanāgarī

अक्षौहिणीभिर्विंशत्या तिसृभिश्चापि संवृत: । यदुराजधानीं मथुरां न्यरुधत् सर्वतोदिशम् ॥ ४ ॥

Text

akṣauhiṇībhir viṁśatyā tisṛbhiś cāpi saṁvṛtaḥ yadu-rājadhānīṁ mathurāṁ nyarudhat sarvato diśam

Synonyms

akṣauhiṇībhiḥ—byakṣauhiṇīdivisions (each consisting of 21,870 soldiers on elephants, 21,870 charioteers, 65,610 cavalrymen and 109,350 infantry soldiers);viṁśatyā—twenty;tisṛbhiḥcaapi—plus three;saṁvṛtaḥ—surrounded;yadu—of the dynasty of Yadu;rājadhānīm—the royal capital;mathurām—Mathurā;nyarudhat—he besieged;sarvataḥdiśam—on all sides.

Translation

With a force of twenty-three akṣauhiṇī divisions, he laid siege to the Yadu capital, Mathurā, on all sides.

Purport