महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-23, verse-18

समुद्रकल्पं तु बलं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य माधव ।
अस्मानासाद्य संजातं गोष्पदोपममच्युत ॥१८॥

18. samudrakalpaṁ tu balaṁ dhārtarāṣṭrasya mādhava ,
asmānāsādya saṁjātaṁ goṣpadopamamacyuta.

18. samudrakalpam tu balam dhārtarāṣṭrasya mādhava
asmān āsādya saṃjātam goṣpadopamam acyuta

18. mādhava acyuta tu dhārtarāṣṭrasya samudrakalpam
balam asmān āsādya goṣpadopamam saṃjātam

18. But the army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, which was like an ocean (samudrakalpa), Madhava, has become like a cow's hoof-print (goṣpadopama) after encountering us, Acyuta.

Words meanings summery:

• समुद्रकल्पम् (samudrakalpam) - like an ocean, ocean-like

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

• धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Duryodhana's army (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son, of the Dhārtarāṣṭra)

• माधव (mādhava) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Mādhava)

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having encountered

• संजातम् (saṁjātam) - become, arisen, happened

• गोष्पदोपमम् (goṣpadopamam) - like a cow's hoof-print

• अच्युत (acyuta) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Acyuta, O unfailing one)

Words meanings and morphology

समुद्रकल्पम् (samudrakalpam) - like an ocean, ocean-like

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samudrakalpa

samudrakalpa - like an ocean, resembling the sea

Compound type : upama-tatpuruṣa (samudra+kalpa)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling
  adjective
  Suffix -kalpa indicating 'like' or 'resembling'.

Note: Qualifies 'balam'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Duryodhana's army (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son, of the Dhārtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana and his brothers)

Patronymic from Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

माधव (mādhava) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Mādhava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we, us

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having encountered

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root sad (to go, sit) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

संजातम् (saṁjātam) - become, arisen, happened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃjāta

saṁjāta - born, produced, become, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born, produce) with prefix saṃ-.

Prefix: saṃ

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

गोष्पदोपमम् (goṣpadopamam) - like a cow's hoof-print

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of goṣpadopama

goṣpadopama - like a cow's hoof-print (i.e., very small, easily crossed)

Compound type : upama-tatpuruṣa (goṣpada+upama)

• goṣpada – cow's hoof-print
  noun (neuter)
• upama – like, resembling
  adjective
  Suffix -upama indicating 'like' or 'resembling'.

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

अच्युत (acyuta) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Acyuta, O unfailing one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - the unfailing one, Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu

From a (negation) + cyuta (fallen, failed).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cyuta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cyuta – fallen, deviated, failed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cyu (to fall, move from).
  Root: cyu (class 1)