Tag Pathi

Details Of Army Strength Mahabharata

Some interesting information on the strength and the calculation of the Armies during the Vedic period is found in the Mahabharata.

There is also the definition of the unit of distance.

The Unit for measuring distance is called 'Yojana'

One Yojana is equal to Eight Miles.

Army strength is calculated on the base Unit of Akshouhini.

One Akshouhini consists of ,

One Chariot,

One Elephant,

Three Cavalry

and Five soldiers constitute One Pathi.

Three Pathis make one 'Sena Mukha'

Three Senamukha is 'Kulma'

Three Kulma make One 'Gana.

Three gans is One 'Vahini'

It represents the Female principle, The Potent and Latent One(Prakruthi, loosely translated as Nature )

Nuts represent Experience , the taste a mixture of sweet and bitterness....

Another explanation is Saiva Siddhanta postulates Three Fundamental Entities.

Pasu(பசு ), Pathi ( பதி) and Paasam ( பாசம்)

Here Pathi is Siva in Saiva Siddhanta, (corresponds to Brahman),Pasu (Jivatman) and Paasam(Bondage)

Once the chain in transcended one becomes the One of which he is a part(rather he reverts to the Original State)