Akshauhini is an army combination used in war in ancient Hindu
world. Akshauhini is mentioned in the Mahabharata. It is said that in the Great
War in the Kurukshetra in the Mahabharata, 11 Akshaunis fought on the side of
the Kauravas and seven Akshauhini fought on the side of the Pandavas.
The number of animals, chariots and humans in an Akshauhini is
218, 700.
The Akshauni consists of
21, 870 Chariots
21, 870 Elephants
65, 610 horsemen
109, 350 foot soldiers.
The number of horsemen used to be three times of chariots.
The number of foot soldiers used to be 5 times that of the
number of chariots.