महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-20, verse-12

सवस्त्रफेनरत्नौघो मृदङ्गनिनदस्वनः ।
गवाश्वमकरावर्तो नारीरत्नमहाकरः ॥१२॥

12. savastraphenaratnaugho mṛdaṅganinadasvanaḥ ,
gavāśvamakarāvarto nārīratnamahākaraḥ.

12. savastra-phena-ratnaughaḥ mṛdaṅga-ninada-svanaḥ
gavaśva-makara-āvartaḥ nārī-ratna-mahākaraḥ

12. savastra-phena-ratnaughaḥ mṛdaṅga-ninada-svanaḥ
gavaśva-makara-āvartaḥ nārī-ratna-mahākaraḥ

12. It was a flood of clothes, foam, and jewels; its sound was like the thunder of mṛdaṅga drums; its whirlpools were cows, horses, and makaras; and it was a great source of jewel-like women.

Words meanings summery:

• सवस्त्र-फेन-रत्नौघः (savastra-phena-ratnaughaḥ) - one of the attributes describing the metaphorical 'ocean of compassion' mentioned in the following verse (a flood/multitude of clothes, foam, and jewels)

• मृदङ्ग-निनद-स्वनः (mṛdaṅga-ninada-svanaḥ) - one of the attributes describing the metaphorical 'ocean of compassion' (whose sound is the roar of mṛdaṅga drums)

• गवश्व-मकर-आवर्तः (gavaśva-makara-āvartaḥ) - one of the attributes describing the metaphorical 'ocean of compassion' (whose whirlpools are cows, horses, and makara-like creatures)

• नारी-रत्न-महाकरः (nārī-ratna-mahākaraḥ) - one of the attributes describing the metaphorical 'ocean of compassion' (a great mine/source of excellent women)

Words meanings and morphology

सवस्त्र-फेन-रत्नौघः (savastra-phena-ratnaughaḥ) - one of the attributes describing the metaphorical 'ocean of compassion' mentioned in the following verse (a flood/multitude of clothes, foam, and jewels)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savastra-phena-ratnaugha

savastra-phena-ratnaugha - having a multitude of clothes, foam, and jewels

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vastra+phena+ratna+ogha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vastra – garment, cloth
  noun (neuter)
• phena – foam, froth
  noun (masculine)
• ratna – jewel, gem
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

मृदङ्ग-निनद-स्वनः (mṛdaṅga-ninada-svanaḥ) - one of the attributes describing the metaphorical 'ocean of compassion' (whose sound is the roar of mṛdaṅga drums)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdaṅga-ninada-svana

mṛdaṅga-ninada-svana - whose sound is the roar of mṛdaṅga drums

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛdaṅga+ninada+svana)

• mṛdaṅga – a type of drum
  noun (masculine)
• ninada – roar, sound, hum
  noun (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, voice
  noun (masculine)

गवश्व-मकर-आवर्तः (gavaśva-makara-āvartaḥ) - one of the attributes describing the metaphorical 'ocean of compassion' (whose whirlpools are cows, horses, and makara-like creatures)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gavaśva-makara-āvarta

gavaśva-makara-āvarta - whose whirlpools consist of cows, horses, and makaras

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (go+aśva+makara+āvarta)

• go – cow, ox
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• makara – crocodile, sea-monster
  noun (masculine)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy
  noun (masculine)

नारी-रत्न-महाकरः (nārī-ratna-mahākaraḥ) - one of the attributes describing the metaphorical 'ocean of compassion' (a great mine/source of excellent women)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārī-ratna-mahākara

nārī-ratna-mahākara - whose great source/mine consists of jewel-like women

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nārī+ratna+mahā+kara)

• nārī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• ratna – jewel, gem; best of, excellent
  noun (neuter)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kara – hand; ray; tax; maker; mine, source (especially of salt)
  noun (masculine)