महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-35, verse-52

बलौघस्तु समासाद्य बलौघं सहसा रणे ।
उपासर्पत वेगेन जलौघ इव सागरम् ॥५२॥

52. balaughastu samāsādya balaughaṁ sahasā raṇe ,
upāsarpata vegena jalaugha iva sāgaram.

52. balaughaḥ tu samāsādya balaugham sahasā raṇe
upāsarpata vegena jalaughaḥ iva sāgaram

52. balaughaḥ tu raṇe sahasā balaugham samāsādya
jalaughaḥ sāgaram iva vegena upāsarpata

52. A mass of troops, having suddenly met another mass of troops in battle, advanced swiftly, just as a torrent of water rushes towards the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• बलौघः (balaughaḥ) - a mass of troops, a host of forces

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having met, having approached

• बलौघम् (balaugham) - a mass of troops, a host of forces

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, forcibly

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

• उपासर्पत (upāsarpata) - approached, advanced, went near

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

• जलौघः (jalaughaḥ) - a flood of water, a torrent

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean, the sea

Words meanings and morphology

बलौघः (balaughaḥ) - a mass of troops, a host of forces

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balaugha

balaugha - mass of power, host of troops, torrent of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+ogha)

• bala – strength, power, army, force
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, torrent, mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having met, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root sad with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

बलौघम् (balaugham) - a mass of troops, a host of forces

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balaugha

balaugha - mass of power, host of troops, torrent of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+ogha)

• bala – strength, power, army, force
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, torrent, mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, forcibly

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of 'sahas' used as an adverb

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)

उपासर्पत (upāsarpata) - approached, advanced, went near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of upasṛ

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: sṛ (class 1)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, rapidly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impulse, current

Root: vij

जलौघः (jalaughaḥ) - a flood of water, a torrent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalaugha

jalaugha - flood of water, torrent, stream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+ogha)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, torrent, mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean, the sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea, large water body