महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-150, verse-25

जनौघसलिलावर्तो रथनागाश्वमीनवान् ।
शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः कोशसंचयरत्नवान् ॥२५॥

25. janaughasalilāvarto rathanāgāśvamīnavān ,
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ kośasaṁcayaratnavān.

25. janaughasalilāvartaḥ rathanāgāśvamīnavān
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ kośasañcayarātnvan

25. janaughasalilāvartaḥ rathanāgāśvamīnavān
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ kośasañcayarātnvan

25. The city was like an ocean, with surging masses of people (jana-ogha) forming its watery whirlpools, chariots, elephants, and horses as its fish, its clamor being the sound of conches and drums, and its wealth consisting of accumulated treasures and jewels.

Words meanings summery:

• जनौघसलिलावर्तः (janaughasalilāvartaḥ) - having whirlpools of human crowds (as its waters)

• रथनागाश्वमीनवान् (rathanāgāśvamīnavān) - possessing chariots, elephants, and horses as its fish

• शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः (śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ) - having the sound of conches and drums as its clamor

• कोशसञ्चयरात्न्वन् (kośasañcayarātnvan) - possessing accumulated treasures and jewels

Words meanings and morphology

जनौघसलिलावर्तः (janaughasalilāvartaḥ) - having whirlpools of human crowds (as its waters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaughasalilāvarta

janaughasalilāvarta - having whirlpools of water in the form of human crowds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jana+ogha+salila+āvarta)

• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ogha – stream, flood, multitude, crowd
  noun (masculine)
• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, convolution
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `ā` + root `vṛt` (to turn, roll).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the 'great ocean' (the city), which is masculine.

रथनागाश्वमीनवान् (rathanāgāśvamīnavān) - possessing chariots, elephants, and horses as its fish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathanāgāśvamīnavat

rathanāgāśvamīnavat - having chariots, elephants, and horses as fish

Compound formed with `matup` suffix from `rathanāgāśvamīna`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ratha+nāga+aśva+mīna)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram
• nāga – elephant; snake
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś
• mīna – fish
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the 'great ocean' (the city).

शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः (śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaḥ) - having the sound of conches and drums as its clamor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣa

śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣa - having the loud sound of conches and drums

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+dundubhi+nirghoṣa)

• śaṅkha – conch shell
  noun (masculine)
• dundubhi – drum
  noun (masculine)
• nirghoṣa – sound, roar, clamor
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `nis` + root `ghuṣ` (to proclaim).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the 'great ocean' (the city).

कोशसञ्चयरात्न्वन् (kośasañcayarātnvan) - possessing accumulated treasures and jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kośasañcayarātnvat

kośasañcayarātnvat - rich in stored wealth and jewels

Compound formed with `matup` suffix from `kośasañcayarāṭna`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kośa+sañcaya+ratna)

• kośa – treasury, casket, sheath, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kuś` (to embrace, surround).
  Root: kuś (class 1)
• sañcaya – accumulation, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `sam` + root `ci` (to collect).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ci (class 5)
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rā

Note: Qualifies the 'great ocean' (the city).