महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-11

महोदधिमिवापूर्णमापगाभिः समन्ततः ।
अपक्षैः पक्षिसंकाशै रथैरश्वैश्च संवृतम् ॥११॥

11. mahodadhimivāpūrṇamāpagābhiḥ samantataḥ ,
apakṣaiḥ pakṣisaṁkāśai rathairaśvaiśca saṁvṛtam.

11. mahodadhim iva āpūrṇam āpagābhiḥ samantataḥ
apakṣaiḥ pakṣisaṃkāśaiḥ rathaiḥ aśvaiḥ ca saṃvṛtam

11. mahodadhim iva āpūrṇam āpagābhiḥ samantataḥ
apakṣaiḥ pakṣisaṃkāśaiḥ rathaiḥ ca aśvaiḥ saṃvṛtam

11. It was like a great ocean, full from all directions with converging rivers, and encompassed by chariots and horses resembling wingless birds.

Words meanings summery:

• महोदधिम् (mahodadhim) - great ocean

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• आपूर्णम् (āpūrṇam) - full, filled, complete

• आपगाभिः (āpagābhiḥ) - by rivers, by streams

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• अपक्षैः (apakṣaiḥ) - by wingless ones, by those without wings

• पक्षिसंकाशैः (pakṣisaṁkāśaiḥ) - by those resembling birds, by bird-like ones

• रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

• अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

• च (ca) - and

• संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - covered, surrounded, encompassed

Words meanings and morphology

महोदधिम् (mahodadhim) - great ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahodadhi

mahodadhi - great ocean, a vast sea

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  From ud- + √dhā
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhā (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

आपूर्णम् (āpūrṇam) - full, filled, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpūrṇa

āpūrṇa - full, filled, complete, abundant

Past Passive Participle

From ā- + √pṝ (to fill)

Prefix: ā

Root: pṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'mahodadhim'.

आपगाभिः (āpagābhiḥ) - by rivers, by streams

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of āpagā

āpagā - river, stream

From ā- + √gam + a (feminine)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

From samanta (adjective, 'contiguous, universal') + -tas (suffix for 'from, on all sides')

अपक्षैः (apakṣaiḥ) - by wingless ones, by those without wings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of apakṣa

apakṣa - wingless, having no wings, partisan, neutral

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pakṣa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• pakṣa – wing, flank, side, party
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rathaiḥ' and 'aśvaiḥ'.

पक्षिसंकाशैः (pakṣisaṁkāśaiḥ) - by those resembling birds, by bird-like ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pakṣisaṃkāśa

pakṣisaṁkāśa - resembling a bird, bird-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣin+saṃkāśa)

• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From sam- + √kāś (to appear)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rathaiḥ' and 'aśvaiḥ'.

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - covered, surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, surrounded, encompassed, hidden, restrained

Past Passive Participle

From sam- + √vṛ (to cover, enclose)

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'army-ocean' (masculine accusative singular).