महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-65

स बाहुभ्यां सागरमुत्तितीर्षेन्महोदधिं सलिलस्याप्रमेयम् ।
तेजस्विनं कृष्णमत्यन्तशूरं युद्धेन यो वासुदेवं जिगीषेत् ॥६५॥

65. sa bāhubhyāṁ sāgaramuttitīrṣe;nmahodadhiṁ salilasyāprameyam ,
tejasvinaṁ kṛṣṇamatyantaśūraṁ; yuddhena yo vāsudevaṁ jigīṣet.

65. saḥ bāhubhyām sāgaram uttītīrṣet
mahā-udadhim salilasya aprameyam
tejasvinam kṛṣṇam ati-anta-śūram
yuddhena yaḥ vāsudevam jigīṣet

65. One who wishes to conquer Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) in battle, that glorious and exceedingly brave Kṛṣṇa, would be like someone trying to swim across the vast, immeasurable ocean of water with only his two arms.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms, by means of two arms

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

• उत्तीतीर्षेत् (uttītīrṣet) - would wish to cross, would wish to swim across, would desire to get over

• महा-उदधिम् (mahā-udadhim) - great ocean, vast sea

• सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of water

• अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable, unfathomable, unknowable

• तेजस्विनम् (tejasvinam) - glorious, brilliant, mighty, powerful

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna

• अति-अन्त-शूरम् (ati-anta-śūram) - exceedingly brave, extremely heroic

• युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle, by fighting, through war

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

• जिगीषेत् (jigīṣet) - would wish to conquer, would desire victory

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with two arms, by means of two arms

(noun)

masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Used in instrumental sense, "by means of two arms".

सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea (literally "with poison", referring to the samudra manthana)

Note: Object of uttītīrṣet.

उत्तीतीर्षेत् (uttītīrṣet) - would wish to cross, would wish to swim across, would desire to get over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of uttītīrṣ

Desiderative verb (Optative Mood)

From prefix ud + root tṛ (to cross) with desiderative suffix san and optative ending.

Prefix: ud

Root: tṛ (class 1)

महा-उदधिम् (mahā-udadhim) - great ocean, vast sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahā-udadhi

mahā-udadhi - great ocean, vast sea

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+udadhi)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• udadhi – ocean, sea (literally 'water-receptacle')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to sāgaram.

सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of water

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, liquid

Root: sṛ

Note: Qualifies udadhim.

अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable, unfathomable, unknowable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, incomprehensible, unknowable

Gerundive (negative)

From negation a + prefix pra + root mā (to measure) + suffix ya.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prameya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• prameya – measurable, comprehensible
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Gerundive
  from pra + root mā (to measure)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Masculine accusative singular, qualifying udadhim.

तेजस्विनम् (tejasvinam) - glorious, brilliant, mighty, powerful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - glorious, radiant, brilliant, powerful, spirited

From tejas (splendor, power) + suffix vin.

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a prominent deity), black, dark

Note: Appositive to vāsudevam.

अति-अन्त-शूरम् (ati-anta-śūram) - exceedingly brave, extremely heroic

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ati-anta-śūra

ati-anta-śūra - exceedingly brave, extremely heroic

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+anta+śūra)

• ati – excessively, extremely
  indeclinable
  intensifying prefix
• anta – end, limit, very
  noun/adverb (masculine)
• śūra – brave, valiant, hero
  adjective/noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies kṛṣṇam and vāsudevam.

युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle, by fighting, through war

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

From root yudh (to fight) + suffix kta.

Root: yudh

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (patronymic of Krishna), son of Vasudeva

Note: Object of jigīṣet.

जिगीषेत् (jigīṣet) - would wish to conquer, would desire victory

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of jigīṣ

Desiderative verb (Optative Mood)

From root ji (to conquer) with desiderative suffix san and optative ending.

Root: ji (class 1)