वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-75, verse-28

स बभूव महाभीमो नरराक्षससिंहयोः ।
विमर्दस्तुमुलो युद्धे परस्परवधैषिणोः ॥२८॥

28. sa babhūva mahābhīmo nararākṣasasiṃhayoḥ ,
vimardastumulo yuddhe parasparavadhaiṣiṇoḥ.

28. saḥ babhūva mahābhīmaḥ nararākṣasasiṃhayoḥ
vimardaḥ tumulaḥ yuddhe parasparavadhaiṣiṇoḥ

28. saḥ yuddhe nararākṣasasiṃhayoḥ parasparavadhaiṣiṇoḥ mahābhīmaḥ tumulaḥ vimardaḥ babhūva.

28. That battle became an exceedingly dreadful and tumultuous clash between the lion among men (Lakṣmaṇa) and the lion among rākṣasas, both intent on each other's destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'that clash/battle' (that, he)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• महाभीमः (mahābhīmaḥ) - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, formidable

• नरराक्षससिंहयोः (nararākṣasasiṁhayoḥ) - of Lakṣmaṇa and Rāvaṇa's son, both likened to lions. (of the lion among men and the lion among rākṣasas)

• विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - “tumultuous clash” (clash, conflict, encounter, crushing)

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, fierce, noisy, dreadful

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in the fight

• परस्परवधैषिणोः (parasparavadhaiṣiṇoḥ) - of the two desiring mutual destruction, seeking to kill each other

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'that clash/battle' (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject for 'babhūva'.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root √bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

महाभीमः (mahābhīmaḥ) - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhīma

mahābhīma - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, formidable, awe-inspiring

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'bhīma' (terrible).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhīma)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  From √bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicative adjective.

नरराक्षससिंहयोः (nararākṣasasiṁhayoḥ) - of Lakṣmaṇa and Rāvaṇa's son, both likened to lions. (of the lion among men and the lion among rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of nararākṣasasiṃha

nararākṣasasiṁha - a lion among men and a lion among rākṣasas (i.e., a fierce warrior and a fierce demon)

Dvigu or descriptive compound referring to two lion-like entities: 'nara-siṃha' and 'rākṣasa-siṃha'.

Compound type : dvandva (nara+rākṣasa+siṃha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion, chief, eminent person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Lakṣmaṇa and Rāvaṇa's son.

विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - “tumultuous clash” (clash, conflict, encounter, crushing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimarda

vimarda - collision, clash, conflict, friction, crushing

From root √mṛd (to crush) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: The actual subject that 'became' (babhūva).

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, fierce, noisy, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, fierce, noisy, dreadful, agitated

Note: Predicative adjective.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Past Passive Participle (originally from √yudh) used as a noun.

From root √yudh (to fight) with kta suffix.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Indicates the sphere or location of the event.

परस्परवधैषिणोः (parasparavadhaiṣiṇoḥ) - of the two desiring mutual destruction, seeking to kill each other

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of parasparavadhaiṣin

parasparavadhaiṣin - desiring mutual destruction, seeking to kill each other

Agent noun from √iṣ (to wish, desire) with 'vadha' (killing) and 'paraspara' (mutual) and suffix '-in'.

Compound 'paraspara-vadha-eṣin'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraspara+vadha+eṣin)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  indeclinable
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From √vadh (to kill).
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √iṣ (to seek, desire) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Describes the two warriors.