महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-147, verse-26

उपतस्थुर्महावीर्या मम चामित्रकर्शन ।
सुग्रीवेणाभवत्प्रीतिरनिलस्याग्निना यथा ॥२६॥

26. upatasthurmahāvīryā mama cāmitrakarśana ,
sugrīveṇābhavatprītiranilasyāgninā yathā.

26. upatasthuḥ mahāvīryāḥ mama ca amitrakarśana
sugrīveṇa abhavat prītiḥ anilasya agninā yathā

26. O destroyer of foes, the immensely powerful ones approached me. A friendship developed with Sugrīva, just as there is between wind and fire.

Words meanings summery:

• उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - they approached (they approached, they stood near)

• महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - the immensely powerful ones (referring to the monkey chiefs) (great heroes, immensely powerful ones)

• मम (mama) - me (implied dative/genitive in context of approaching) (to me, my, of me)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अमित्रकर्शन (amitrakarśana) - O destroyer of enemies (vocative) (destroyer of enemies)

• सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - with Sugrīva

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it arose, developed (it became, it arose, it happened)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - friendship (love, affection, friendship, pleasure)

• अनिलस्य (anilasya) - of the wind (of wind, of the wind god)

• अग्निना (agninā) - with fire (by fire, with fire)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

Words meanings and morphology

उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - they approached (they approached, they stood near)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of upasthā

Perfect Active

Root sthā, reduplication, Perfect active 3rd Plural

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - the immensely powerful ones (referring to the monkey chiefs) (great heroes, immensely powerful ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - possessing great valor/strength, immensely powerful, a great hero

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – strength, valor, heroism, energy
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vīr

Note: The word is a Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'having great strength,' and used as a noun here.

मम (mama) - me (implied dative/genitive in context of approaching) (to me, my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Often used for dative meaning 'to me' with verbs of approaching.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अमित्रकर्शन (amitrakarśana) - O destroyer of enemies (vocative) (destroyer of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amitrakarśana

amitrakarśana - one who emaciates/destroys enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+karśana)

• amitra – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• karśana – causing to diminish, emaciating, tormenting, destroyer
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  nominal agent suffix -ana from root kṛś
  From root kṛś (to make thin, to diminish) with agent suffix -ana.
  Root: kṛś (class 10)

Note: Used as an epithet for the listener, likely Rāma.

सुग्रीवेण (sugrīveṇa) - with Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugrīva (name of a monkey king)

Note: Used to express accompaniment or association.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it arose, developed (it became, it arose, it happened)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root bhū, Imperfect (laṅ) active 3rd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - friendship (love, affection, friendship, pleasure)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, friendship, joy, satisfaction

From root prī (to please, to love) with suffix -ti.

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

अनिलस्य (anilasya) - of the wind (of wind, of the wind god)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, the wind god

From root an (to breathe, to live).

Root: an (class 2)

अग्निना (agninā) - with fire (by fire, with fire)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)