महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-37

असुरैर्वध्यमानं तत्पावकैरिव काननम् ।
अपतद्दग्धभूयिष्ठं महाद्रुमवनं यथा ॥३७॥

37. asurairvadhyamānaṁ tatpāvakairiva kānanam ,
apataddagdhabhūyiṣṭhaṁ mahādrumavanaṁ yathā.

37. asuraiḥ vadhyamānam tat pāvakaiḥ iva kānanam
apatat dagdhabhūyiṣṭham mahādrumavanam yathā

37. That (army), being slaughtered by the demons (asuras), fell like a forest being consumed by fires, just as a great forest of trees, largely burned, would collapse.

Words meanings summery:

• असुरैः (asuraiḥ) - by the demons, by the non-gods

• वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being killed, being slaughtered, being struck

• तत् (tat) - that (army/group of gods) (that, it)

• पावकैः (pāvakaiḥ) - by fires, by purifiers

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• काननम् (kānanam) - forest, grove

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell down, descended

• दग्धभूयिष्ठम् (dagdhabhūyiṣṭham) - mostly burnt, largely consumed by fire

• महाद्रुमवनम् (mahādrumavanam) - a great forest of trees

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

असुरैः (asuraiḥ) - by the demons, by the non-gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, non-god, Titan

वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being killed, being slaughtered, being struck

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck

present passive participle

derived from root √vadh (to strike, to kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Adjectival usage, agreeing with 'tat' and 'kānanam'.

तत् (tat) - that (army/group of gods) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with 'kānanam' and 'vadhyamānam'.

पावकैः (pāvakaiḥ) - by fires, by purifiers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, pure

derived from root √pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

काननम् (kānanam) - forest, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove

Note: Serves as the subject of comparison for 'tat'.

अपतत् (apatat) - fell down, descended

(verb)

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

imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicitly 'tat' (the army/forest).

दग्धभूयिष्ठम् (dagdhabhūyiṣṭham) - mostly burnt, largely consumed by fire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dagdhabhūyiṣṭha

dagdhabhūyiṣṭha - mostly burnt, largely consumed

Compound of 'dagdha' (burnt, past passive participle of √dah) and 'bhūyiṣṭha' (mostly, superlative of bahu).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dagdha+bhūyiṣṭha)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed, injured
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root √dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)
• bhūyiṣṭha – mostly, largely, exceedingly
  adjective (neuter)
  Superlative of 'bahu' (much, many)

महाद्रुमवनम् (mahādrumavanam) - a great forest of trees

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahādrumavana

mahādrumavana - a great forest of trees, large wooded area

Compound of 'mahā' (great), 'druma' (tree), and 'vana' (forest).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+druma+vana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of 'mahat'
• druma – tree, wood
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Serves as the second part of the comparison.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)