महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-12, verse-47

तद्वृक्षयुद्धमभवन्महीरुहविनाशनम् ।
वालिसुग्रीवयोर्भ्रात्रोर्यथा श्रीकाङ्क्षिणोः पुरा ॥४७॥

47. tadvṛkṣayuddhamabhavanmahīruhavināśanam ,
vālisugrīvayorbhrātroryathā śrīkāṅkṣiṇoḥ purā.

47. tat vṛkṣayuddham abhavat mahīruhavināśanam
vālisugrīvayoḥ bhrātrayoḥ yathā śrīkāṅkṣiṇoḥ purā

47. That tree-battle, devastating trees, was like the one between the two brothers, Vali and Sugriva, who formerly vied for royal fortune (śrī).

47. כך התפתח קרב עצים, שבו נעקרו עצים רבים, כמו הקרב שניהל פעם וָאלִי עם אחיו סוּגְרִיוַה, כששניהם חשקו בשליטה ובעושר.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• वृक्षयुद्धम् (vṛkṣayuddham) - tree battle

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, happened

• महीरुहविनाशनम् (mahīruhavināśanam) - destruction of trees, tree-destroying

• वालिसुग्रीवयोः (vālisugrīvayoḥ) - of Vali and Sugriva

• भ्रात्रयोः (bhrātrayoḥ) - of the two brothers

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• श्रीकाङ्क्षिणोः (śrīkāṅkṣiṇoḥ) - of the two desiring royal fortune (of the two desiring wealth/glory)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative adjective modifying `vṛkṣayuddham`.

वृक्षयुद्धम् (vṛkṣayuddham) - tree battle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣayuddha

vṛkṣayuddha - battle with trees (as weapons)

Tatpurusha compound: vṛkṣa (tree) + yuddha (battle).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+yuddha)

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

Note: Subject of `abhavat`.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, happened

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (Laṅ-lakāra) 3rd person singular active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

महीरुहविनाशनम् (mahīruhavināśanam) - destruction of trees, tree-destroying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahīruhavināśana

mahīruhavināśana - destruction of trees; tree-destroying (adj.)

Tatpurusha compound: mahīruha (tree) + vināśana (destruction).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahīruha+vināśana)

• mahīruha – tree (literally 'earth-grower')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: mahī (earth) + ruha (grower).
• vināśana – destruction, ruin, annihilating
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from vi-√naś (to destroy).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for `abhavat`.

वालिसुग्रीवयोः (vālisugrīvayoḥ) - of Vali and Sugriva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vālisugrīva

vālisugrīva - Vali and Sugriva (two monkey brothers)

Dvanda compound of two proper names.

Compound type : dvandva (vāli+sugrīva)

• vāli – Vali (monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sugrīva – Sugriva (monkey king, brother of Vali)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the pair of brothers.

भ्रात्रयोः (bhrātrayoḥ) - of the two brothers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Agrees with `vālisugrīvayoḥ`.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

श्रीकाङ्क्षिणोः (śrīkāṅkṣiṇoḥ) - of the two desiring royal fortune (of the two desiring wealth/glory)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śrīkāṅkṣin

śrīkāṅkṣin - desiring glory, ambitious

Agent Noun (affix -in)

Tatpurusha compound: śrī (fortune/glory) + kāṅkṣin (desiring). kāṅkṣin derived from √kāṅkṣ.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+kāṅkṣin)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, royal fortune, beauty
  noun (feminine)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing for
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from √kāṅkṣ (to desire) with suffix -in.
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vālisugrīvayoḥ` and `bhrātrayoḥ`.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the comparison to a past event.

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