महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-83, verse-5

भीष्मः कृत्वा महाव्यूहं पिता तव विशां पते ।
सागरप्रतिमं घोरं वाहनोर्मितरङ्गिणम् ॥५॥

5. bhīṣmaḥ kṛtvā mahāvyūhaṁ pitā tava viśāṁ pate ,
sāgarapratimaṁ ghoraṁ vāhanormitaraṅgiṇam.

5. bhīṣmaḥ kṛtvā mahāvyūham pitā tava viśām pate
sāgarapratimam ghoram vāhanormitaraṅgiṇam

5. viśām pate tava pitā bhīṣmaḥ sāgarapratimam
ghoram vāhanormitaraṅgiṇam mahāvyūham kṛtvā

5. O lord of the people, your father Bhishma, having formed a formidable, great battle array, which was like the ocean with its waves of vehicles (chariots, elephants, etc.).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The grandfather of the Kauravas and Pandavas, commander of the Kuru army. (Bhishma)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - Having formed (the battle array). (having done, having made, having formed)

• महाव्यूहम् (mahāvyūham) - The formidable military formation described in the verse. (a great battle array, a large formation)

• पिता (pitā) - Refers to Bhishma, who is like a father figure to Duryodhana. (father)

• तव (tava) - Refers to Duryodhana (the recipient of Sanjaya's narration). (your, of you)

• विशाम् (viśām) - Referring to the populace or subjects over whom Duryodhana is lord. (of people, of subjects)

• पते (pate) - Vocative addressing Duryodhana as the lord of the people. (O lord, O master)

• सागरप्रतिमम् (sāgarapratimam) - Describing the vastness and formidability of the battle array. (ocean-like, resembling an ocean)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - Emphasizing the fearsome nature of the battle array. (formidable, terrible, dreadful)

• वाहनोर्मितरङ्गिणम् (vāhanormitaraṅgiṇam) - Describing the movement and appearance of the array as if it has waves of war vehicles. (having waves of vehicles (chariots, elephants))

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The grandfather of the Kauravas and Pandavas, commander of the Kuru army. (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - Having formed (the battle array). (having done, having made, having formed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root kṛ (class 8) with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महाव्यूहम् (mahāvyūham) - The formidable military formation described in the verse. (a great battle array, a large formation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāvyūha

mahāvyūha - great array, mighty formation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vyūha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vyūha – arrangement, formation, battle array
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: This word is an adjective here, agreeing with the accusative 'mahāvyūham'.

पिता (pitā) - Refers to Bhishma, who is like a father figure to Duryodhana. (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

तव (tava) - Refers to Duryodhana (the recipient of Sanjaya's narration). (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विशाम् (viśām) - Referring to the populace or subjects over whom Duryodhana is lord. (of people, of subjects)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subject, settlement

पते (pate) - Vocative addressing Duryodhana as the lord of the people. (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Note: Used in compound 'viśāṃ pate' (lord of the people).

सागरप्रतिमम् (sāgarapratimam) - Describing the vastness and formidability of the battle array. (ocean-like, resembling an ocean)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgarapratima

sāgarapratima - ocean-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+pratima)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• pratima – like, resembling, image
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: prati

Note: Agrees with 'mahāvyūham'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - Emphasizing the fearsome nature of the battle array. (formidable, terrible, dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, fierce

Note: Agrees with 'mahāvyūham'.

वाहनोर्मितरङ्गिणम् (vāhanormitaraṅgiṇam) - Describing the movement and appearance of the array as if it has waves of war vehicles. (having waves of vehicles (chariots, elephants))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāhanormitaraṅgin

vāhanormitaraṅgin - having waves of vehicles

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāhana+ūrmi+taraṅgin)

• vāhana – vehicle, conveyance (chariots, elephants, horses)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vah (class 1)
• ūrmi – wave, surge
  noun (masculine)
• taraṅgin – having waves, undulating
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in indicating possession.
  Root: taraṅg (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāvyūham'.