महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-26

इष्वस्त्रसागरं घोरं बाणग्राहं दुरासदम् ।
कार्मुकोर्मिणमक्षय्यमद्वीपं समरेऽप्लवम् ।
गदासिमकरावर्तं हयग्राहं गजाकुलम् ॥२६॥

26. iṣvastrasāgaraṁ ghoraṁ bāṇagrāhaṁ durāsadam ,
kārmukormiṇamakṣayyamadvīpaṁ samare'plavam ,
gadāsimakarāvartaṁ hayagrāhaṁ gajākulam.

26. iṣvastrasāgaram ghoram bāṇagrāham
durāsadam kārmukormiṇam akṣayyam
advīpam samare aplavam
gadāsimakarāvartam hayagrāham gajākulam

26. saḥ ghoram durāsadam akṣayyam advīpam
samare aplavam iṣvastrasāgaram
bāṇagrāham kārmukormiṇam gadāsimakarāvartam
hayagrāham gajākulam (abhavat)

26. He became a dreadful, unapproachable ocean of arrows and weapons (iṣvastrasāgara), whose arrows were like fierce aquatic predators (grāha), whose bows were its waves, which was inexhaustible, lacked islands, and could not be crossed without a boat in battle. It was further marked by maces and swords acting as whirlpools for sea monsters (makara), horses as its larger aquatic beasts, and was teeming with elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• इष्वस्त्रसागरम् (iṣvastrasāgaram) - ocean of arrows and weapons

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

• बाणग्राहम् (bāṇagrāham) - with arrows as crocodiles/sharks (fierce aquatic predators)

• दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, unapproachable, formidable

• कार्मुकोर्मिणम् (kārmukormiṇam) - having bows as waves

• अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - inexhaustible, undiminishing

• अद्वीपम् (advīpam) - without islands, island-less

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• अप्लवम् (aplavam) - without a boat, uncrossable by boat

• गदासिमकरावर्तम् (gadāsimakarāvartam) - with maces and swords as whirlpools where makara (sea monster) dwell

• हयग्राहम् (hayagrāham) - with horses as grāhas (aquatic predatory animals)

• गजाकुलम् (gajākulam) - teeming with elephants, crowded with elephants

Words meanings and morphology

इष्वस्त्रसागरम् (iṣvastrasāgaram) - ocean of arrows and weapons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of iṣvastrasāgara

iṣvastrasāgara - ocean of arrows and weapons

Compound of 'iṣu' (arrow), 'astra' (weapon), and 'sāgara' (ocean).

Compound type : tatpurusha (iṣu+astra+sāgara)

• iṣu – arrow
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• astra – missile, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, formidable, awful

Root: ghur (class 1)

बाणग्राहम् (bāṇagrāham) - with arrows as crocodiles/sharks (fierce aquatic predators)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇagrāha

bāṇagrāha - having arrows as grāhas (aquatic predatory animals like crocodiles or sharks)

Compound of 'bāṇa' (arrow) and 'grāha' (aquatic animal). A Bahuvrihi compound implicitly meaning 'that which has arrows as grāhas'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bāṇa+grāha)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• grāha – crocodile, shark, alligator, a large fish, any aquatic predatory animal
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'grah' (to seize).
  Root: grah (class 9)

दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach, unapproachable, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, hard to reach, formidable, invincible

Compound of 'dur' (difficult) and 'āsada' (approachable, from 'ā-sad' to approach).

Compound type : pradi-tatpurusha (dur+āsada)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'badly, with difficulty'.
• āsada – approaching, reachable
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' (towards) + 'sad' (to sit, approach).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

कार्मुकोर्मिणम् (kārmukormiṇam) - having bows as waves

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kārmukormin

kārmukormin - having bows for waves

Bahuvrihi compound: 'kārmuka' (bow) + 'ūrmi' (wave) + 'in' (possessive suffix).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kārmuka+ūrmi)

• kārmuka – bow
  noun (neuter)
• ūrmi – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

अक्षय्यम् (akṣayyam) - inexhaustible, undiminishing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣayya

akṣayya - inexhaustible, imperishable, eternal, undiminishing

Gerundive

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'kṣayya' (perishable, exhaustible, from 'kṣi' to perish).

Root: kṣi (class 5)

अद्वीपम् (advīpam) - without islands, island-less

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of advīpa

advīpa - without islands

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'dvīpa' (island).

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 3)

अप्लवम् (aplavam) - without a boat, uncrossable by boat

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aplava

aplava - without a boat, unable to swim, uncrossable

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'plava' (boat, raft).

Root: plu (class 1)

गदासिमकरावर्तम् (gadāsimakarāvartam) - with maces and swords as whirlpools where makara (sea monster) dwell

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gadāsimakarāvarta

gadāsimakarāvarta - having maces and swords as whirlpools of makaras

Bahuvrihi compound: 'gadā' (mace) + 'asi' (sword) + 'makara' (sea monster) + 'āvarta' (whirlpool).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gadā+asi+makara+āvarta)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gad (class 1)
• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 4)
• makara – sea monster, crocodile, dolphin
  noun (masculine)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, current
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' (towards) + 'vṛt' (to turn).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

हयग्राहम् (hayagrāham) - with horses as grāhas (aquatic predatory animals)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hayagrāha

hayagrāha - having horses as grāhas

Bahuvrihi compound: 'haya' (horse) + 'grāha' (aquatic animal).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (haya+grāha)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 5)
• grāha – crocodile, shark, alligator, a large fish, any aquatic predatory animal
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'grah' (to seize).
  Root: grah (class 9)

गजाकुलम् (gajākulam) - teeming with elephants, crowded with elephants

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gajākula

gajākula - crowded with elephants, teeming with elephants

Compound of 'gaja' (elephant) and 'ākula' (crowded, full of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaja+ākula)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – full of, agitated, crowded
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'ā' (towards) + 'kul' (to collect, crowd).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)