महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-158, verse-39

दुःशासनौघं शलशल्यमत्स्यं सुषेणचित्रायुधनागनक्रम् ।
जयद्रथाद्रिं पुरुमित्रगाधं दुर्मर्षणोदं शकुनिप्रपातम् ॥३९॥

39. duḥśāsanaughaṁ śalaśalyamatsyaṁ; suṣeṇacitrāyudhanāganakram ,
jayadrathādriṁ purumitragādhaṁ; durmarṣaṇodaṁ śakuniprapātam.

39. duḥśāsana-ogham śala-śalya-matsyam
suṣeṇa-citrāyudha-nāga-nakram
jayadratha-adrim purumitra-gādham
durmarṣaṇa-udam śakuni-prapātam

39. duḥśāsana-ogham śala-śalya-matsyam
suṣeṇa-citrāyudha-nāga-nakram
jayadratha-adrim purumitra-gādham
durmarṣaṇa-udam śakuni-prapātam

39. You will face a formidable opponent, like a flood (ogha) composed of Duḥśāsana, with Śala and Śalya as its fish, Suṣeṇa and Citrāyudha as its mighty elephants/serpents and crocodiles, Jayadratha as its mountain, Purumitra as its deep ford, Durmarṣaṇa as its waters, and Śakuni as its treacherous waterfall.

39. (ים) שזרמו העצום הוא דוּהְשָׁאסַנַה, שדגיו הם שַׁלַה ושַׁלְיַה, שפיליו ותנינים שלו הם סוּשֵׁנַה וצ׳ִיטְרָאיוּדְהַא, שההר שבו הוא ג׳ַיַדְרַטְהַא, שעומקו הוא פּוּרוּמִיטְרַה, שמימיו הם דוּרְמַרְשַׁנַה ושמפלו הוא שַׁקוּנִי,

Words meanings summery:

• दुःशासन-ओघम् (duḥśāsana-ogham) - the overwhelming force of Duḥśāsana (the multitude of Duḥśāsana; the flood of Duḥśāsana)

• शल-शल्य-मत्स्यम् (śala-śalya-matsyam) - containing Śala and Śalya like fish in a body of water (Śala and Śalya as fish)

• सुषेण-चित्रायुध-नाग-नक्रम् (suṣeṇa-citrāyudha-nāga-nakram) - with Suṣeṇa and Citrāyudha embodying powerful and dangerous creatures like elephants/serpents and crocodiles (Suṣeṇa and Citrāyudha as elephants/serpents and crocodiles)

• जयद्रथ-अद्रिम् (jayadratha-adrim) - with Jayadratha standing like an immovable mountain (Jayadratha as a mountain)

• पुरुमित्र-गाधम् (purumitra-gādham) - with Purumitra representing a deep or treacherous ford (Purumitra as a ford or depth)

• दुर्मर्षण-उदम् (durmarṣaṇa-udam) - with Durmarṣaṇa constituting the very waters (of the metaphorical river/ocean) (Durmarṣaṇa as water)

• शकुनि-प्रपातम् (śakuni-prapātam) - with Śakuni representing a dangerous waterfall or steep descent (Śakuni as a waterfall or precipice)

Words meanings and morphology

दुःशासन-ओघम् (duḥśāsana-ogham) - the overwhelming force of Duḥśāsana (the multitude of Duḥśāsana; the flood of Duḥśāsana)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥśāsana+ogha)

• duḥśāsana – Duḥśāsana (a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

शल-शल्य-मत्स्यम् (śala-śalya-matsyam) - containing Śala and Śalya like fish in a body of water (Śala and Śalya as fish)

(compound noun)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (śala+śalya+matsya)

• śala – Śala (a warrior on the Kaurava side)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śalya – Śalya (King of Madras, maternal uncle of Nakula and Sahadeva, but fought for Kauravas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)

सुषेण-चित्रायुध-नाग-नक्रम् (suṣeṇa-citrāyudha-nāga-nakram) - with Suṣeṇa and Citrāyudha embodying powerful and dangerous creatures like elephants/serpents and crocodiles (Suṣeṇa and Citrāyudha as elephants/serpents and crocodiles)

(compound noun)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (suṣeṇa+citrāyudha+nāga+nakra)

• suṣeṇa – Suṣeṇa (a warrior)
  proper noun (masculine)
• citrāyudha – Citrāyudha (a warrior)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nāga – snake, serpent, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• nakra – crocodile, alligator
  noun (masculine)

जयद्रथ-अद्रिम् (jayadratha-adrim) - with Jayadratha standing like an immovable mountain (Jayadratha as a mountain)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jayadratha+adri)

• jayadratha – Jayadratha (King of Sindhu, brother-in-law of Duryodhana)
  proper noun (masculine)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

पुरुमित्र-गाधम् (purumitra-gādham) - with Purumitra representing a deep or treacherous ford (Purumitra as a ford or depth)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purumitra+gādha)

• purumitra – Purumitra (a warrior)
  proper noun (masculine)
• gādha – ford, shallow part of a river, depth
  noun (masculine)

दुर्मर्षण-उदम् (durmarṣaṇa-udam) - with Durmarṣaṇa constituting the very waters (of the metaphorical river/ocean) (Durmarṣaṇa as water)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (durmarṣaṇa+uda)

• durmarṣaṇa – Durmarṣaṇa (a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
  proper noun (masculine)
• uda – water
  noun (neuter)

शकुनि-प्रपातम् (śakuni-prapātam) - with Śakuni representing a dangerous waterfall or steep descent (Śakuni as a waterfall or precipice)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakuni+prapāta)

• śakuni – Śakuni (King of Gandhara, maternal uncle of Duryodhana, known for his cunning)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prapāta – waterfall, steep descent, precipice
  noun (masculine)

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