महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-151, verse-16

तद्वृक्षयुद्धमभवन्महीरुहविनाशनम् ।
घोररूपं महाराज बकपाण्डवयोर्महत् ॥१६॥

16. tadvṛkṣayuddhamabhavanmahīruhavināśanam ,
ghorarūpaṁ mahārāja bakapāṇḍavayormahat.

16. tat vṛkṣayuddham abhavat mahīruhavināśanam
ghorarūpam mahārāja bakapāṇḍavayoḥ mahat

16. O great king, that great tree-battle between Bakāsura and the Pāṇḍava was terrible in form and utterly destructive to trees.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (battle) (that, it)

• वृक्षयुद्धम् (vṛkṣayuddham) - tree-battle

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, occurred

• महीरुहविनाशनम् (mahīruhavināśanam) - destructive to trees, tree-destroying

• घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible in form, of dreadful appearance

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• बकपाण्डवयोः (bakapāṇḍavayoḥ) - of Bakāsura and the Pāṇḍava, between Bakāsura and the Pāṇḍava

• महत् (mahat) - (the battle was) great (great, mighty, large)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (battle) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वृक्षयुद्धम् (vṛkṣayuddham) - tree-battle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣayuddha

vṛkṣayuddha - a fight or battle involving trees (as weapons)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+yuddha)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Derived from the root √yudh (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, occurred

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

महीरुहविनाशनम् (mahīruhavināśanam) - destructive to trees, tree-destroying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahīruhavināśana

mahīruhavināśana - destructive of trees, causing the destruction of trees

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahīruha+vināśana)

• mahīruha – tree (literally 'earth-grower')
  noun (masculine)
  Verbal noun
  Compound formed from 'mahī' (earth) and 'ruha' (growing, sprung from).
• vināśana – destroying, destruction, ruin
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from the root √naś (to perish, be lost) with prefix 'vi' and suffix -ana.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible in form, of dreadful appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - of terrible form, dreadful in appearance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

बकपाण्डवयोः (bakapāṇḍavayoḥ) - of Bakāsura and the Pāṇḍava, between Bakāsura and the Pāṇḍava

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bakapāṇḍava

bakapāṇḍava - Bakāsura and the Pāṇḍava

Compound type : dvandva (baka+pāṇḍava)

• baka – Bakāsura (a demon in the Mahābhārata)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pāṇḍava – a descendant of Pāṇḍu
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from the proper noun 'Pāṇḍu' with the suffix -a referring to a descendant.

महत् (mahat) - (the battle was) great (great, mighty, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important