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Mahabharata [sanskrit]
699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).
Verse 2.22.24
दुर्निरीक्ष्यो हि भूतानां तेजसाभ्यधिकं बभौ ।
आदित्य इव मध्याह्ने सहस्रकिरणावृतः ॥ २४ ॥
durnirīkṣyo hi bhūtānāṃ tejasābhyadhikaṃ babhau |
āditya iva madhyāhne sahasrakiraṇāvṛtaḥ || 24 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...It was thus that those heroes fought with each other. The citizens consisting of thousands, of Brahmanas, Kshatriyas and Vaisyas and Sudras, and even women and the aged, O tiger among...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.22.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Durnirikshya, Bhuta, Tejas, Tejasa, Abhyadhikam, Abhyadhika, Aditya, Adityas, Iva, Madhyahna, Sahasrakirana, Rita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.22.24). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “durnirīkṣyo hi bhūtānāṃ tejasābhyadhikaṃ babhau ”
- durnirīkṣyo* -
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durnirīkṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhūtānām -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tejasā -
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tejasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tejas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- abhyadhikam -
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abhyadhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]abhyadhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhyadhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhyadhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- babhau -
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√bhā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “āditya iva madhyāhne sahasrakiraṇāvṛtaḥ ”
- āditya* -
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ādityas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āditya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhyāhne -
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madhyāhna (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sahasrakiraṇāvṛ -
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sahasrakiraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ṛtaḥ -
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ṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.22.24
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.22.24 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ನಿರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯೋ ಹಿ ಭೂತಾನಾಂ ತೇಜಸಾಭ್ಯಧಿಕಂ ಬಭೌ ।
ಆದಿತ್ಯ ಇವ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನೇ ಸಹಸ್ರಕಿರಣಾವೃತಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)
6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]
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Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)
7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.
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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.22.24 in Bengali sript:
দুর্নিরীক্ষ্যো হি ভূতানাং তেজসাভ্যধিকং বভৌ ।
আদিত্য ইব মধ্যাহ্নে সহস্রকিরণাবৃতঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.22.24 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્નિરીક્ષ્યો હિ ભૂતાનાં તેજસાભ્યધિકં બભૌ ।
આદિત્ય ઇવ મધ્યાહ્ને સહસ્રકિરણાવૃતઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.22.24 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്നിരീക്ഷ്യോ ഹി ഭൂതാനാം തേജസാഭ്യധികം ബഭൌ ।
ആദിത്യ ഇവ മധ്യാഹ്നേ സഹസ്രകിരണാവൃതഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.22.24 in Telugu sript:
దుర్నిరీక్ష్యో హి భూతానాం తేజసాభ్యధికం బభౌ ।
ఆదిత్య ఇవ మధ్యాహ్నే సహస్రకిరణావృతః ॥ ౨౪ ॥