महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-83, verse-29

शोणितोदां रथावर्तां हस्तिग्राहसमाकुलाम् ।
छत्रहंसां कर्दमिनीं बाहुपन्नगसंकुलाम् ॥२९॥

29. śoṇitodāṁ rathāvartāṁ hastigrāhasamākulām ,
chatrahaṁsāṁ kardaminīṁ bāhupannagasaṁkulām.

29. śoṇitodām rathāvartām hastigrāhasamākulām
chatrahaṃsām kardaminīm bāhupannagasaṃkulām

29. śoṇitodām rathāvartām hastigrāhasamākulām
chatrahaṃsām kardaminīm bāhupannagasaṃkulām

29. It was like a river with blood as its water, chariots as its whirlpools, teeming with elephants like alligators, where umbrellas floated like swans, which was muddy, and was swarming with arms like snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• शोणितोदाम् (śoṇitodām) - having blood as water

• रथावर्ताम् (rathāvartām) - having chariots as whirlpools

• हस्तिग्राहसमाकुलाम् (hastigrāhasamākulām) - crowded with elephants resembling alligators

• छत्रहंसाम् (chatrahaṁsām) - having umbrellas as swans

• कर्दमिनीम् (kardaminīm) - muddy

• बाहुपन्नगसंकुलाम् (bāhupannagasaṁkulām) - swarming with arms resembling snakes

Words meanings and morphology

शोणितोदाम् (śoṇitodām) - having blood as water

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śoṇitoda

śoṇitoda - having blood as water, bloody-watered

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śoṇita+uda)

• śoṇita – blood
  noun (neuter)
• uda – water
  noun (neuter)

रथावर्ताम् (rathāvartām) - having chariots as whirlpools

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rathāvarta

rathāvarta - having chariots as whirlpools

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ratha+āvarta)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

हस्तिग्राहसमाकुलाम् (hastigrāhasamākulām) - crowded with elephants resembling alligators

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hastigrāhasamākula

hastigrāhasamākula - crowded with elephant-alligators

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hastigrāha+samākula)

• hastigrāha – elephant-like alligator, water-monster (that resembles an elephant in size)
  noun (masculine)
• samākula – crowded, filled, replete, teeming
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kul

छत्रहंसाम् (chatrahaṁsām) - having umbrellas as swans

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of chatrahaṃsa

chatrahaṁsa - having umbrellas as swans

Compound type : bahuvrihi (chatra+haṃsa)

• chatra – umbrella
  noun (neuter)
• haṃsa – swan, goose
  noun (masculine)

कर्दमिनीम् (kardaminīm) - muddy

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kardamin

kardamin - muddy, dirty, miry

Derived from 'kardama' (mud) with the possessive suffix '-in'.

बाहुपन्नगसंकुलाम् (bāhupannagasaṁkulām) - swarming with arms resembling snakes

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bāhupannagasaṃkula

bāhupannagasaṁkula - swarming with arm-snakes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bāhupannaga+saṃkula)

• bāhupannaga – arms resembling snakes
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkula – crowded, filled, replete, teeming
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul