महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-15

यथा घोरो महानागस्तक्षको वै विषोल्बणः ।
तथा भीष्मो रणे कृष्ण तीक्ष्णशस्त्रः प्रतापवान् ॥१५॥

15. yathā ghoro mahānāgastakṣako vai viṣolbaṇaḥ ,
tathā bhīṣmo raṇe kṛṣṇa tīkṣṇaśastraḥ pratāpavān.

15. yathā ghoraḥ mahānāgaḥ takṣakaḥ vai viṣolbaṇaḥ
tathā bhīṣmaḥ raṇe kṛṣṇa tīkṣṇaśastraḥ pratāpavān

15. kṛṣṇa yathā ghoraḥ viṣolbaṇaḥ takṣakaḥ mahānāgaḥ
vai tathā raṇe bhīṣmaḥ tīkṣṇaśastraḥ pratāpavān

15. O Krishna, just as the terrible great serpent Takshaka is indeed highly venomous, so too is Bhishma in battle, with sharp weapons and immense power.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, fierce, dreadful

• महानागः (mahānāgaḥ) - great serpent

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka (a famous serpent king)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely (an emphatic particle)

• विषोल्बणः (viṣolbaṇaḥ) - overflowing with venom, highly venomous

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, in combat

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna (name of a prominent deity and character in the Mahabharata)

• तीक्ष्णशस्त्रः (tīkṣṇaśastraḥ) - having sharp weapons, armed with keen weapons

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, powerful, glorious

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, fierce, dreadful, fearful

महानागः (mahānāgaḥ) - great serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahānāga

mahānāga - great serpent, large snake, an elephant

Compound of mahā and nāga

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• nāga – serpent, snake; elephant
  noun (masculine)

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takshaka (a famous serpent king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Takshaka (name of a nāga king); carpenter

Root: takṣ (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

विषोल्बणः (viṣolbaṇaḥ) - overflowing with venom, highly venomous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣolbaṇa

viṣolbaṇa - excessively venomous, overflowing with poison

Compound of viṣa and ulbaṇa

Compound type : karmadhāraya (viṣa+ulbaṇa)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• ulbaṇa – excessive, abundant, strong, fierce, intense
  adjective (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma; terrible, dreadful

Root: bhīṣ (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, fight

Root: raṇ (class 1)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna (name of a prominent deity and character in the Mahabharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna; black, dark; a name of Vishnu

तीक्ष्णशस्त्रः (tīkṣṇaśastraḥ) - having sharp weapons, armed with keen weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇaśastra

tīkṣṇaśastra - having sharp weapons, armed with keen weapons

Bahuvrihi compound: one whose weapons (śastra) are sharp (tīkṣṇa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+śastra)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, piercing, fiery
  adjective (masculine)
• śastra – weapon, missile, sword
  noun (neuter)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, powerful, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, powerful, glorious, majestic

Derived from pratāpa with -vat suffix