महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-49

तद्वृक्षयुद्धमभवन्महीरुहविनाशनम् ।
वालिसुग्रीवयोर्भ्रात्रोः पुरेव कपिसिंहयोः ॥४९॥

49. tadvṛkṣayuddhamabhavanmahīruhavināśanam ,
vālisugrīvayorbhrātroḥ pureva kapisiṁhayoḥ.

49. tat vṛkṣayuddham abhavat mahīruhavināśanam
vālisugrīvayoḥ bhrātroḥ purā iva kapisiṃhayoḥ

49. That tree-battle, which involved the destruction of trees, was like the previous conflict between the two lion-like monkey brothers, Vāli and Sugrīva.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• वृक्षयुद्धम् (vṛkṣayuddham) - tree-battle, battle involving trees

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became, it occurred

• महीरुहविनाशनम् (mahīruhavināśanam) - destructive of trees, causing the destruction of earth-growers

• वालिसुग्रीवयोः (vālisugrīvayoḥ) - of Vāli and Sugrīva

• भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - of the two brothers

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, before, previously

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• कपिसिंहयोः (kapisiṁhayoḥ) - of the two lion-like monkeys

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the battle being described.

वृक्षयुद्धम् (vṛkṣayuddham) - tree-battle, battle involving trees

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣayuddha

vṛkṣayuddha - a battle fought with trees; tree-fight

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'vṛkṣa' (tree) and 'yuddha' (battle).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛkṣa+yuddha)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• yuddha – battle, fight, combat
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight, 4th class).
  Root: yudh (class 4)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became, it occurred

(verb)

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

Root 'bhū' (1st class). Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

महीरुहविनाशनम् (mahīruhavināśanam) - destructive of trees, causing the destruction of earth-growers

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahīruhavināśana

mahīruhavināśana - the destruction of trees (earth-growers)

Compound: 'mahīruha' (tree, lit. earth-grower) + 'vināśana' (destruction).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mahīruha+vināśana)

• mahīruha – tree, plant (lit. earth-grower)
  compound noun (masculine)
  Upapada tatpuruṣa compound of 'mahī' (earth) and 'ruha' (growing, from root 'ruh').
  Root: ruh (class 1)
• vināśana – destruction, causing destruction, destroying
  noun (neuter)
  Causative noun/adjective
  Derived from root 'naś' (to perish, 4th class) with prefix 'vi' and the causative 'i' and 'ana' suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛkṣayuddham'.

वालिसुग्रीवयोः (vālisugrīvayoḥ) - of Vāli and Sugrīva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vālisugrīva

vālisugrīva - Vāli and Sugrīva

Dvandva compound of two proper names.

Compound type : dvandva (vāli+sugrīva)

• vāli – Vāli (name of a monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sugrīva – Sugrīva (name of a monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the two famous monkey brothers from the Rāmāyaṇa.

भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - of the two brothers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vālisugrīvayoḥ'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, before, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison. Merges with 'purā' via sandhi in 'pūreva'.

कपिसिंहयोः (kapisiṁhayoḥ) - of the two lion-like monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kapisiṃha

kapisiṁha - monkey-lion, a lion-like monkey

Karmadhāraya compound of 'kapi' (monkey) and 'siṃha' (lion), meaning a monkey strong as a lion or a monkey that is a lion (among monkeys).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kapi+siṃha)

• kapi – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kamp (class 1)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hiṃs (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vālisugrīvayoḥ' and 'bhrātroḥ'.