महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-55, verse-39

शोणितोदां रथावर्तां हस्तिग्राहसमाकुलाम् ।
नरमीनामश्वनक्रां केशशैवलशाद्वलाम् ॥३९॥

39. śoṇitodāṁ rathāvartāṁ hastigrāhasamākulām ,
naramīnāmaśvanakrāṁ keśaśaivalaśādvalām.

39. śoṇitodām rathāvartām hastigrāhasamākulām
naramīnām aśvanakrām keśaśaivalaśādvalām

39. śoṇitodām rathāvartām hastigrāhasamākulām
naramīnām aśvanakrām keśaśaivalaśādvalām

39. It had blood for its water, chariots for its whirlpools, was agitated by elephant-like crocodiles, had men as its fish, horses as its crocodiles, and hair as its moss and fresh grass.

Words meanings summery:

• शोणितोदाम् (śoṇitodām) - blood-watered, having blood as water

• रथावर्ताम् (rathāvartām) - having chariots as its whirlpools

• हस्तिग्राहसमाकुलाम् (hastigrāhasamākulām) - agitated/filled with elephant-like crocodiles

• नरमीनाम् (naramīnām) - having men as its fish

• अश्वनक्राम् (aśvanakrām) - having horses as its crocodiles

• केशशैवलशाद्वलाम् (keśaśaivalaśādvalām) - having hair as its moss and fresh grass

Words meanings and morphology

शोणितोदाम् (śoṇitodām) - blood-watered, having blood as water

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śoṇitoda

śoṇitoda - having blood as water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoṇita+uda)

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

Note: Modifies the implied 'river'.

रथावर्ताम् (rathāvartām) - having chariots as its whirlpools

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rathāvarta

rathāvarta - having chariots as whirlpools

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ratha+āvarta)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied 'river'.

हस्तिग्राहसमाकुलाम् (hastigrāhasamākulām) - agitated/filled with elephant-like crocodiles

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of hastigrāhasamākula

hastigrāhasamākula - agitated by elephant-crocodiles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hastigrāha+samākula)

• hastigrāha – elephant-crocodile (a large aquatic creature)
  noun (masculine)
• samākula – filled, crowded, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kul with upasargas sam- and ā-
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kul (class 10)

Note: Modifies the implied 'river'.

नरमीनाम् (naramīnām) - having men as its fish

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of naramīna

naramīna - having men as fish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nara+mīna)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• mīna – fish
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied 'river'.

अश्वनक्राम् (aśvanakrām) - having horses as its crocodiles

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aśvanakra

aśvanakra - having horses as crocodiles

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśva+nakra)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• nakra – crocodile, alligator
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied 'river'.

केशशैवलशाद्वलाम् (keśaśaivalaśādvalām) - having hair as its moss and fresh grass

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of keśaśaivalaśādvala

keśaśaivalaśādvala - having hair, moss, and grass

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (keśa+śaivala+śādvala)

• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• śaivala – moss, algae, water-plant
  noun (neuter)
• śādvala – fresh green grass, turf
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied 'river'.