हिhiind.(Never used at the beginning of a sentence) It has the following senses:
Derived forms and compounds
भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ॥
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हि hi
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भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ॥
ती tī, ती Feminine अंह् क्तिन् ग्रहादित्वात् इट् Tv. A gift.
[ऊहः समूहः संविकल्पज्ञानं वा सोऽस्यामस्ति इनि, अक्षाणां रथानां सर्वेषामिन्द्रियाणां वा ऊहिनी; णत्वं वृद्धिश्च ParasmaipadaVI I.89 Vārt.]
A large army consisting of 2187 chariots, as many elephants, 6561 horse, and 1935 foot. अक्षौहिणी Equivalent to 1 अनीकिन्यः. अनीकिनी Equivalent to 3 चम्वः. चमूः Equivalent to 3 पृतनाः. पृतना Equivalent to 3 वाहिन्यः. वाहिनी Equivalent to 3 गणाः. गण Equivalent to 3 गुल्माः. गुल्मः Equivalent to 3 सेनामुखानि. सेनामुखम् Equivalent to 3 पत्तयः. पत्तिः Equivalent to 1 रथः Plus 1 हस्ती Plus 3 अश्वाः Plus 4 पदातयः. Compare एकेभैकरथा त्र्यश्वा पत्तिः पञ्चपदातिका । पत्त्यङ्गैस्त्रिगुणैः सर्वैः क्रमादाख्या यथोत्तरम् ॥ सेनामुखं गुल्मगणौ वाहिनी पृतना चमूः । अनीकिनी दशानीकिन्यक्षौहिणी ...... ॥
[hí] pcl. (never at beginning of a sentence, but generally following the first word; also in other positions after the emphatic word; the verb of the sentence is always accented), Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: for, because (often after demonstratives, relatives, interrogatives); just, pray (with imperative or potential; sts. indicative, e. genitive pasyâmo hi, we will just see); verily, surely, indeed; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: often mere verse filler, especially to avoid the hiatus or to obtain a long vowel, sts. even twice in the same sentence; hi -tu, hi -punar, it is true -but.
[akshauhinî] feminine; also equal for complete army; -pati, masculine lord of an army, general.
feminine a gift, donation Lexicographers see अंहत्/इ .
, feminine the Sam2hita1 संहिता of syllables, TPra1t.