वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-28

बभूव तुमुलं युद्धमन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणोः ।
अनासाद्यमचिन्त्यं च वृत्रवासवयोरिव ॥२८॥

28. babhūva tumulaṃ yuddhamanyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇoḥ ,
anāsādyamacintyaṃ ca vṛtravāsavayoriva.

28. babhūva tumulam yuddham anyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇoḥ
anāsādyam acintyam ca vṛtravāsavayoḥ iva

28. babhūva tumulam yuddham anāsādyam acintyam
ca anyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇoḥ vṛtravāsavayoḥ iva

28. A tumultuous, unapproachable, and inconceivable battle ensued between those two, each desiring the death of the other, just like the one between Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

• तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, fierce, violent

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• अन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणोः (anyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇoḥ) - of those desiring each other's death

• अनासाद्यम् (anāsādyam) - unapproachable, insurmountable, unattainable

• अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unimaginable

• च (ca) - and, also

• वृत्रवासवयोः (vṛtravāsavayoḥ) - of Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, fierce, violent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, fierce, noisy, violent

Root: tul (class 1)

Note: Modifies `yuddham`.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root `yudh` (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of `babhūva`.

अन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणोः (anyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇoḥ) - of those desiring each other's death

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of anyonyavadhakāṅkṣin

anyonyavadhakāṅkṣin - desiring mutual destruction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+vadha+kāṅkṣin)

• anyonya – each other, mutual
  pronoun (masculine)
  Reduplication of `anya` (other).
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root `vadh` (to strike, kill).
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from `kāṅkṣ` (to desire) with suffix `in`.
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two combatants.

अनासाद्यम् (anāsādyam) - unapproachable, insurmountable, unattainable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāsādya

anāsādya - unapproachable, unattainable, difficult to reach

Gerundive negated

`na` (not) + `ā` (towards) + `sad` (to approach) + `ya` (gerundive suffix).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+āsādya)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• āsādya – approachable, obtainable, to be reached
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root `sad` with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Modifies `yuddham`.

अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable, unimaginable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acintya

acintya - inconceivable, unimaginable, incomprehensible

Gerundive negated

`na` (not) + `cint` (to think) + `ya` (gerundive suffix).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+cintya)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• cintya – to be thought, thinkable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root `cint` (to think).
  Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Modifies `yuddham`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

वृत्रवासवयोः (vṛtravāsavayoḥ) - of Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vṛtravāsava

vṛtravāsava - Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra)

Dvandva compound combining the names of the demon Vṛtra and the god Vāsava (Indra).

Compound type : dvandva (vṛtra+vāsava)

• vṛtra – Name of an Asura, a demon
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• vāsava – Name of Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
  An epithet of Indra, chief of the gods.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Used for comparison with `iva`.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.