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.

16. הו מלך גדול, קרב העצים בין בַּקַה לבן פָּאנְדוּ היה איום למראה וגדול, והוא החריב את העצים.

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

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