Anikini, ī쾱ī, Aṉīkini: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraī쾱ī (अनीकिनी) refers to one of the varieties of the ٳṣp type of song, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 31. Accordingly, “the song which has in its middle, beginning and end, syllables with Գܲ, and the remaining 岹 are without any such restriction, is called ī쾱ī�.

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaī쾱ī (अनीकिनी).—A division of the army. (See under AKṢAUHIṆ�).

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryī쾱ī (अनीकिनी).—[anīkrānā� saṅgha�; ī첹� yuddha� prayojanatayā astyasyā� iti vā, ī첹-ini]
1) An army, host, forces.
2) Three chamūs or one-tenth of a complete army (ṣaܳṇ�); 1935 foot, 6561 horse, 2187 elephants and as many chariots. चमूस्त� पृतनास्तिस्रस्तिस्रश्चम्बस्त्वनीकिनी � अनीकिनी दशगुणा प्राहुरक्षौहिणी� बुधा� (camūstu pṛtanāstisrastisraścambastvī쾱ī | ī쾱ī daśaguṇ� prāhurṣaܳṇīṃ budhā�) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.2.22.
3) A lotus.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryī쾱ī (अनीकिनी).—f. (-ī) 1. An army, a host, forces. 2. A certain force; onetenth of an Akshouhini, containing two thousand, one hundred and eighty-seven elephants, and as many cars, six thousand, five hundred and sixty-seven horses, and ten thousand, nine hundred and thirty-five foot. 3 A lotus. E. ī첹 an army, ini aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ī쾱ī (अनीकिनी):—[from ī첹] f. an army, a host, forces
2) [v.s. ...] a certain force
3) [v.s. ...] three Camūs or one-tenth of an Akṣauhiṇ� (or of a complete army; 2187 elephants and as many cars, 6561 horses, and 10935 foot)
4) [v.s. ...] a lotus.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionaryī쾱ī (अनीकिनी):—f.
(-ī) 1) An army, a host, forces.
2) A certain force; three chamūs or one-tenth of an Akṣauhiṇ�, containing two thousand, one hundred and eighty-seven elephants, and as many cars, six thousand, five hundred and sixty-one horses, and ten thousand, nine hundred and thirtyfive foot. E. ī첹, taddh. aff. ini.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryī쾱ī (अनीकिनी):—[ī+쾱ī] (ī) 3. f. An army, a host.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ī쾱ī (अनीकिनी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ṇi쾱ṇ�.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryī쾱ī (अनीकिनी):�(nf) corps (a body of troops).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnīkini (ಅನೀಕಿನಿ):�
1) [noun] a group of persons, animal or things gathered together; an assemblage.
2) [noun] a large organised body of soldiers; an army.
3) [noun] a tenth part of akṣauhiṇi.
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Ānīkini (ಆನೀಕಿನಿ):—[noun] a battalion consisting of 2187 elephants, 2187 chariots, 6561 horses and 10,925 foot-soldiers.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAṉīkini (அனீகிநி) [ṻkṉi] noun < ī쾱ī. Army; சேனை. அனீகினித் தூளி [senai. aniginith thuli] (மகாபாரதம� வாரண�. [magaparatham varana.] 76).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Full-text: Akshauhini, Anikkini, Catushpada.
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Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Army Units < [Chapter 5]
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
15.1. The fourfold division of army < [Chapter 14 - Political data]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
2.3. Army and Warfare in ancient India < [Chapter 9 - Economic, Political and Religious conditions]
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section II < [Sangraha Parva]
Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study) (by Artatrana Sarangi)
Military Expedition (dandayatra) and War in ancient India < [Chapter 5 - Forts, Castrametation and the Royal Army]