महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-22, verse-24

दुर्निरीक्ष्यो हि भूतानां तेजसाभ्यधिकं बभौ ।
आदित्य इव मध्याह्ने सहस्रकिरणावृतः ॥२४॥

24. durnirīkṣyo hi bhūtānāṁ tejasābhyadhikaṁ babhau ,
āditya iva madhyāhne sahasrakiraṇāvṛtaḥ.

24. durnirīkṣyaḥ hi bhūtānām tejasā abhyadhikam
babhau ādityaḥ iva madhyāhne sahasrakiraṇāvṛtaḥ

24. Indeed, he shone with exceeding splendor, difficult for (all) beings (bhūta) to behold, just like the sun (āditya) at midday, enveloped in a thousand rays.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्निरीक्ष्यः (durnirīkṣyaḥ) - difficult to behold/see, invisible

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, for creatures

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by power

• अभ्यधिकम् (abhyadhikam) - exceedingly, very much, greatly

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared

• आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, son of Aditi

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday

• सहस्रकिरणावृतः (sahasrakiraṇāvṛtaḥ) - enveloped in a thousand rays

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्निरीक्ष्यः (durnirīkṣyaḥ) - difficult to behold/see, invisible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durnirīkṣya

durnirīkṣya - difficult to be seen, invisible, incomprehensible

Gerundive

From √īkṣ with prefixes dur and nir, suffix -ya

Prefixes: dur+nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, for creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature; element; ghost, spirit; past (as an adjective)

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū ('to be, to become') ending in -ta

Root: bhū (class 1)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, spiritual power

अभ्यधिकम् (abhyadhikam) - exceedingly, very much, greatly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - exceeding, excessive, much, abundant

From abhi + adhi + √i + ka

Prefixes: abhi+adhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially.

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, son of Aditi

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun; a son of Aditi (a class of deities)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyāhna

madhyāhna - midday, noon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+ahna)

• madhya – middle, central
  adjective (neuter)
• ahna – day
  noun (masculine)

सहस्रकिरणावृतः (sahasrakiraṇāvṛtaḥ) - enveloped in a thousand rays

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrakiraṇāvṛta

sahasrakiraṇāvṛta - covered/enveloped by a thousand rays (an epithet for the sun)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasrakiraṇa+āvṛta)

• sahasrakiraṇa – thousand-rayed (epithet of the sun)
  noun (masculine)
• āvṛta – covered, veiled, surrounded, enveloped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vṛ with prefix ā, ending in -ta
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)