महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-48

बभञ्जतुर्महावृक्षानूरुभिर्बलिनां वरौ ।
अन्योन्येनाभिसंरब्धौ परस्परजयैषिणौ ॥४८॥

48. babhañjaturmahāvṛkṣānūrubhirbalināṁ varau ,
anyonyenābhisaṁrabdhau parasparajayaiṣiṇau.

48. babhañjatuḥ mahāvṛkṣān ūrubhiḥ balinām varau
anyonyena abhisaṃrabdhau parasparajayaiṣiṇau

48. Those two excellent, mighty ones, mutually enraged and desiring to defeat each other, broke huge trees with their thighs.

Words meanings summery:

• बभञ्जतुः (babhañjatuḥ) - they broke, they shattered

• महावृक्षान् (mahāvṛkṣān) - huge trees, great trees

• ऊरुभिः (ūrubhiḥ) - by/with (their) thighs

• बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the strong ones, of the powerful

• वरौ (varau) - the best, excellent ones (dual)

• अन्योन्येन (anyonyena) - by each other, mutually

• अभिसंरब्धौ (abhisaṁrabdhau) - mutually enraged, fiercely provoked (dual)

• परस्परजयैषिणौ (parasparajayaiṣiṇau) - desirous of mutual victory, seeking to conquer each other (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

बभञ्जतुः (babhañjatuḥ) - they broke, they shattered

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of bhañj

Root 'bhañj' (7th class). Perfect tense, dual number, 3rd person.

Root: bhañj (class 7)

महावृक्षान् (mahāvṛkṣān) - huge trees, great trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāvṛkṣa

mahāvṛkṣa - a huge tree, a great tree

Karmadhāraya compound of 'mahat' (great) and 'vṛkṣa' (tree).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+vṛkṣa)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'babhañjatuḥ'.

ऊरुभिः (ūrubhiḥ) - by/with (their) thighs

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ūru

ūru - thigh

Note: Indicates the instrument of breaking.

बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the strong ones, of the powerful

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Derived from 'bala' (strength) with the 'in' suffix, denoting possession or characteristic.

Note: Qualifies 'varau' as 'the best among the strong ones'.

वरौ (varau) - the best, excellent ones (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior; a boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two fighters.

अन्योन्येन (anyonyena) - by each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Reciprocal pronoun, used adverbially here.

Note: Used adverbially with 'abhisaṃrabdhau'.

अभिसंरब्धौ (abhisaṁrabdhau) - mutually enraged, fiercely provoked (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhisaṃrabdha

abhisaṁrabdha - enraged, violently excited, provoked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'rabh' (to seize, to begin, 1st class) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'sam', and the 'kta' suffix.

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'varau'.

परस्परजयैषिणौ (parasparajayaiṣiṇau) - desirous of mutual victory, seeking to conquer each other (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parasparajayaiṣin

parasparajayaiṣin - desiring mutual victory

Compound of 'paraspara' (mutual) + 'jaya' (victory) + 'eṣin' (desiring). 'eṣin' is an agent noun from 'iṣ' (to desire).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (within 'jayaiṣin') then karmadhāraya (paraspara+jaya+eṣin)

• paraspara – mutual, each other, reciprocal
  adjective
• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer, 1st class).
  Root: ji (class 1)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'iṣ' (to desire, 4th class) with the 'ini' suffix.
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'varau'.