महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-72, verse-17

अपारमिव गर्जन्तं सागरप्रतिमं महत् ।
द्रोणभीष्माभिसंगुप्तं गुप्तं च कृतवर्मणा ॥१७॥

17. apāramiva garjantaṁ sāgarapratimaṁ mahat ,
droṇabhīṣmābhisaṁguptaṁ guptaṁ ca kṛtavarmaṇā.

17. apāram iva garjantam sāgarapratimam mahat
droṇabhīṣmābhisaṃguptam guptam ca kṛtavarmaṇā

17. apāram iva garjantam sāgarapratimam mahat
droṇabhīṣmābhisaṃguptam guptam ca kṛtavarmaṇā

17. It roared as if boundless, great and resembling an ocean, thoroughly protected by Droṇa and Bhīṣma, and also protected by Kṛtavarman.

Words meanings summery:

• अपारम् (apāram) - boundless, endless, immense

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गर्जन्तम् (garjantam) - roaring, thundering

• सागरप्रतिमम् (sāgarapratimam) - resembling an ocean

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• द्रोणभीष्माभिसंगुप्तम् (droṇabhīṣmābhisaṁguptam) - well-protected by Droṇa and Bhīṣma

• गुप्तम् (guptam) - protected, guarded

• च (ca) - and, also

• कृतवर्मणा (kṛtavarmaṇā) - by Kṛtavarman

Words meanings and morphology

अपारम् (apāram) - boundless, endless, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apāra

apāra - boundless, endless, immense, shoreless

Negative prefix 'a' + 'pāra' (shore, limit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pāra)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• pāra – shore, limit, end
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

गर्जन्तम् (garjantam) - roaring, thundering

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of garjant

garjant - roaring, thundering

Present Active Participle

From root `garj` (to roar).

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied army/formation.

सागरप्रतिमम् (sāgarapratimam) - resembling an ocean

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāgarapratima

sāgarapratima - resembling an ocean, ocean-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+pratima)

• sāgara – ocean
  noun (masculine)
• pratima – resembling, image, likeness
  adjective (neuter)
  From prefix `prati` + root `mā` (to measure, compare).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: mā (class 2)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Originally a present participle of `mah` (to be great).

Root: mah (class 10)

Note: Agrees with the implied army/formation.

द्रोणभीष्माभिसंगुप्तम् (droṇabhīṣmābhisaṁguptam) - well-protected by Droṇa and Bhīṣma

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of droṇabhīṣmābhisaṃgupta

droṇabhīṣmābhisaṁgupta - thoroughly protected by Droṇa and Bhīṣma

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'Droṇa' and 'Bhīṣma' (Dvandva) as agents for 'abhisaṃgupta'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇabhīṣma+abhisaṃgupta)

• droṇabhīṣma – Droṇa and Bhīṣma
  proper noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound.
• abhisaṃgupta – well-protected, thoroughly guarded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gup` (to protect) with prefixes `abhi` and `sam`.
  Prefixes: abhi+sam
  Root: gup (class 10)

गुप्तम् (guptam) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gupta

gupta - protected, guarded, hidden

Past Passive Participle

From root `gup` (to protect).

Root: gup (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कृतवर्मणा (kṛtavarmaṇā) - by Kṛtavarman

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛtavarman

kṛtavarman - Kṛtavarman (name of a warrior)

Note: Agent of protection.