वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-26, verse-10

स संप्रहारस्तुमुलो राम त्रिशिरसोर्महान् ।
बभूवातीव बलिनोः सिंहकुञ्जरयोरिव ॥१०॥

10. sa saṃprahārastumulo rāma triśirasormahān ,
babhūvātīva balinoḥ siṃhakuñjarayoriva.

10. sa saṃprahāraḥ tumulaḥ rāma triśirasoḥ mahān
babhūva atīva balinoḥ siṃhakuñjarayoḥ iva

10. rāma triśirasoḥ sa mahān tumulaḥ saṃprahāraḥ
atīva balinoḥ siṃhakuñjarayoḥ iva babhūva

10. That great and furious combat between Rama and Triśiras was like a fight between two exceedingly powerful beings, a lion and an elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (referring to the combat) (that, he)

• संप्रहारः (saṁprahāraḥ) - combat, battle, violent blow, conflict

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, furious, noisy, terrible

• राम (rāma) - Rama

• त्रिशिरसोः (triśirasoḥ) - between Triśiras (and Rama) (of Triśiras, between Triśiras)

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• बभूव (babhūva) - it was, it happened, it came into being

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, greatly

• बलिनोः (balinoḥ) - of the two powerful ones, between the two strong ones

• सिंहकुञ्जरयोः (siṁhakuñjarayoḥ) - of the two, a lion and an elephant

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (referring to the combat) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संप्रहारः (saṁprahāraḥ) - combat, battle, violent blow, conflict

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprahāra

saṁprahāra - combat, battle, conflict

Derived from root `hṛ` (to carry, seize) with prefixes `sam` and `pra`.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, furious, noisy, terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, furious, noisy, terrible

Note: Agrees with `saṃprahāraḥ`.

राम (rāma) - Rama

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, a name

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Acts in conjunction with the following genitive dual to indicate the two parties involved in the combat.

त्रिशिरसोः (triśirasoḥ) - between Triśiras (and Rama) (of Triśiras, between Triśiras)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of triśiras

triśiras - three-headed, a demon name (Triśiras)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+śiras)

• tri – three
  numeral
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Expresses the dual relationship "of Triśiras" and by implication "of Rama and Triśiras."

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Agrees with `saṃprahāraḥ`.

बभूव (babhūva) - it was, it happened, it came into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of babhūva

perfect

Derived from root `bhū` (to be, become) with reduplication.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, greatly

(indeclinable)

From `ati` (beyond, over) + `iva` (like, as if, indeed).

बलिनोः (balinoḥ) - of the two powerful ones, between the two strong ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty

Derived from `bala` (strength) + suffix `in`.

Note: Also locative dual. Here genitive is more appropriate.

सिंहकुञ्जरयोः (siṁhakuñjarayoḥ) - of the two, a lion and an elephant

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of siṃhakuñjara

siṁhakuñjara - a lion and an elephant (dual)

Compound type : dvandva (siṃha+kuñjara)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• kuñjara – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Also locative dual. Here genitive is more appropriate.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)