महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-34, verse-8

महौघाः सलिलस्येव गिरिमासाद्य दुर्भिदम् ।
द्रोणं ते नाभ्यवर्तन्त वेलामिव जलाशयाः ॥८॥

8. mahaughāḥ salilasyeva girimāsādya durbhidam ,
droṇaṁ te nābhyavartanta velāmiva jalāśayāḥ.

8. mahaughāḥ salilasya iva girim āsādya durbhidam
droṇam te na abhyavartanta velām iva jalāśayāḥ

8. salilasya mahaughāḥ iva durbhidam girim āsādya,
te droṇam na abhyavartanta,
jalāśayāḥ velām iva.

8. Like mighty torrents of water reaching an impassable mountain, they could not overcome Droṇa, just as rivers do not transgress their banks.

Words meanings summery:

• महौघाः (mahaughāḥ) - great floods, mighty torrents

• सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of water

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached

• दुर्भिदम् (durbhidam) - impenetrable, difficult to pierce/break

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa

• ते (te) - they

• न (na) - not, no

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they could not overcome, they did not advance against (they did not approach/return/turn towards (with intent to attack))

• वेलाम् (velām) - bank, shore, limit

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जलाशयाः (jalāśayāḥ) - reservoirs, large bodies of water, rivers

Words meanings and morphology

महौघाः (mahaughāḥ) - great floods, mighty torrents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahaugha

mahaugha - great flood, mighty torrent, vast multitude

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+ogha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)

सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of water

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root 'sad' with prefix 'ā-'

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

दुर्भिदम् (durbhidam) - impenetrable, difficult to pierce/break

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durbhida

durbhida - difficult to pierce, impenetrable, unconquerable

Derived from 'dur-' (difficult) and root 'bhid' (to break)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+bhida)

• dur – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
• bhida – breaking, splitting
  adjective
  Related to root bhid (to break)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (a proper name)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the warriors, like 'mahaughāḥ'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they could not overcome, they did not advance against (they did not approach/return/turn towards (with intent to attack))

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyavṛt

Imperfect

Derived from root 'vṛt' with prefixes 'abhi-ava-'

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वेलाम् (velām) - bank, shore, limit

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of velā

velā - shore, bank, limit, boundary, time

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जलाशयाः (jalāśayāḥ) - reservoirs, large bodies of water, rivers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalāśaya

jalāśaya - reservoir, tank, lake, any receptacle for water, river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+āśaya)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• āśaya – receptacle, abode, container, reservoir
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śī' (to lie) with prefix 'ā-' and suffix 'a'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)