महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-24

उपायः को नु भवतां मतः सागरलङ्घने ।
इयं च महती सेना सागरश्चापि दुस्तरः ॥२४॥

24. upāyaḥ ko nu bhavatāṁ mataḥ sāgaralaṅghane ,
iyaṁ ca mahatī senā sāgaraścāpi dustaraḥ.

24. upāyaḥ kaḥ nu bhavatām mataḥ sāgaralaṅghane
iyam ca mahatī senā sāgaraḥ ca api dustaraḥ

24. What means, indeed, do you consider for crossing the ocean? For this army is vast, and the ocean is also formidable to cross.

Words meanings summery:

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, strategy, solution

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which

• नु (nu) - used for emphasis or polite inquiry (indeed, now, pray, then (interrogative or emphatic particle))

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, respectful)

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered (as an opinion or idea) (thought, considered, opined, deemed)

• सागरलङ्घने (sāgaralaṅghane) - in the crossing of the ocean, for crossing the ocean

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महती (mahatī) - great, vast, large

• सेना (senā) - army, host, military force

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• दुस्तरः (dustaraḥ) - difficult to cross, impassable, formidable

Words meanings and morphology

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, strategy, solution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, strategy, solution

From root i (to go) with prefix upa (towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun.

नु (nu) - used for emphasis or polite inquiry (indeed, now, pray, then (interrogative or emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Particle.

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, respectful)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (respectful)

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be), used as a respectful pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मतः (mataḥ) - considered (as an opinion or idea) (thought, considered, opined, deemed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, agreed, opinion

Past Passive Participle

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'upāyaḥ'.

सागरलङ्घने (sāgaralaṅghane) - in the crossing of the ocean, for crossing the ocean

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāgaralaṅghana

sāgaralaṅghana - ocean-crossing, act of crossing the ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+laṅghana)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• laṅghana – leaping over, crossing, transgression
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root laṅgh (to leap, to cross).
  Root: laṅgh (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'senā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

महती (mahatī) - great, vast, large

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Agrees with 'senā'.

सेना (senā) - army, host, military force

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, military force

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

दुस्तरः (dustaraḥ) - difficult to cross, impassable, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dustara

dustara - difficult to cross, impassable

Compound of dus (bad, difficult) and tara (crossing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+tara)

• dus – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• tara – crossing, passing over, means of crossing
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  From root tṛ (to cross).
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sāgaraḥ'.