वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-12, verse-17

ततः सुतुमुलं युद्धं वालिसुग्रीवयोरभूत् ।
गगने ग्रहयोर्घोरं बुधाङ्गारकयोरिव ॥१७॥

17. tataḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ vālisugrīvayorabhūt ,
gagane grahayorghoraṃ budhāṅgārakayoriva.

17. tataḥ sutumulam yuddham vālisugrīvayoḥ abhūt
gagane grahayoḥ ghoram budhāṅgārakayoḥ iva

17. tataḥ vālisugrīvayoḥ sutumulam yuddham abhūt.
gagane budhāṅgārakayoḥ ghoram grahayoḥ iva

17. Thereupon, a very tumultuous battle occurred between Vāli and Sugrīva, resembling a fierce conflict between the planets Mercury and Mars in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, thereafter, thereupon)

• सुतुमुलम् (sutumulam) - very tumultuous (very tumultuous, extremely agitated, very noisy)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

• वालिसुग्रीवयोः (vālisugrīvayoḥ) - between Vāli and Sugrīva (of Vāli and Sugrīva)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - occurred (happened, occurred, was, became)

• गगने (gagane) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

• ग्रहयोः (grahayoḥ) - of the two planets

• घोरम् (ghoram) - fierce (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• बुधाङ्गारकयोः (budhāṅgārakayoḥ) - between Mercury and Mars (of Mercury and Mars)

• इव (iva) - resembling (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, thereafter, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous event.

सुतुमुलम् (sutumulam) - very tumultuous (very tumultuous, extremely agitated, very noisy)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sutumula

sutumula - very tumultuous, very agitated, very noisy, fierce

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tumula)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• tumula – tumultuous, noisy, agitated, fierce
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'yuddham'.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root yudh- (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'abhūt'.

वालिसुग्रीवयोः (vālisugrīvayoḥ) - between Vāli and Sugrīva (of Vāli and Sugrīva)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vālisugrīva

vālisugrīva - Vāli and Sugrīva

Compound type : dvandva (vālin+sugrīva)

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

Note: Expresses possession or relation, implying 'between'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - occurred (happened, occurred, was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Third person singular aorist form of 'bhū'.

गगने (gagane) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, firmament

Note: Indicates location.

ग्रहयोः (grahayoḥ) - of the two planets

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of graha

graha - planet, seizing, grasping, demon

From root grah- (to seize)

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Refers to Budha and Aṅgāraka.

घोरम् (ghoram) - fierce (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful

Note: Qualifies an implied 'yuddham' in the simile.

बुधाङ्गारकयोः (budhāṅgārakayoḥ) - between Mercury and Mars (of Mercury and Mars)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of budhāṅgāraka

budhāṅgāraka - Mercury and Mars

Compound type : dvandva (budha+aṅgāraka)

• budha – Mercury (planet), wise, intelligent
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• aṅgāraka – Mars (planet), charcoal, burning coal
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'grahayoḥ', specifying which planets.

इव (iva) - resembling (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.