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Chapter 1.52 - Verse 21

Sanskrit Text

महाकाया महावीर्याः शैलशृङ्गसमुच्छ्रयाः योजनायामविस्तारा द्वियोजनसमायताः

English Translation

They had huge bodies and great speed, they were as tall as mountain peaks. Some of them were as long as a Yama, some a Yojana and some two Yojanas.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

महत् + काय | महत् + वीर्य | शैल + शृङ्ग + समुच्छ्रय
योजन + आयाम + विस्तार | द्वि + योजन + समायम्