वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-28, verse-9

तेषां युद्धं महदभूत् सदृशं देवरक्षसाम् ।
कृते महेन्द्रपुत्रस्य राक्षसेन्द्रसुतस्य च ॥९॥

9. teṣāṃ yuddhaṃ mahadabhūt sadṛśaṃ devarakṣasām ,
kṛte mahendraputrasya rākṣasendrasutasya ca.

9. teṣām yuddham mahat abhūt sadṛśam devarakṣasām
kṛte mahendraputrasya rākṣasendrasutasya ca

9. teṣām mahendraputrasya rākṣasendrasutasya ca
kṛte devarakṣasām sadṛśam mahat yuddham abhūt

9. A great battle ensued, worthy of gods and demons, fought on behalf of Mahendra's son (Jayanta) and the son of the lord of rākṣasas (Indrajit).

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, combat

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, fierce

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

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - fitting, suitable, worthy, like, equal

• देवरक्षसाम् (devarakṣasām) - of gods and demons

• कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of, on behalf of

• महेन्द्रपुत्रस्य (mahendraputrasya) - Jayanta (of Mahendra's son)

• राक्षसेन्द्रसुतस्य (rākṣasendrasutasya) - Indrajit (of the son of the king of rākṣasas)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to gods and demons collectively or implicitly from the previous verse

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, combat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, combat, war

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: agrees with 'yuddham'

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

(verb)

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

Aorist

Third person singular aorist active of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - fitting, suitable, worthy, like, equal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, fitting

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: agrees with 'yuddham'

देवरक्षसाम् (devarakṣasām) - of gods and demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devarakṣas

devarakṣas - gods and rākṣasas

Compound type : dvandva (deva+rakṣas)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)

कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of, on behalf of

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made; sake, behalf (when used with genitive)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महेन्द्रपुत्रस्य (mahendraputrasya) - Jayanta (of Mahendra's son)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahendraputra

mahendraputra - son of Mahendra (a name for Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahendra+putra)

• mahendra – great Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

राक्षसेन्द्रसुतस्य (rākṣasendrasutasya) - Indrajit (of the son of the king of rākṣasas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rākṣasendrasuta

rākṣasendrasuta - son of the lord of rākṣasas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasendra+suta)

• rākṣasendra – lord of rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa)
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root √sū (to give birth)
  Root: sū (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)