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).

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.