महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-28

ततः स पुरुषव्याघ्रो भीष्मः परबलार्दनः ।
तद्वाक्याकुलितः क्रोधाद्विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥२८॥

28. tataḥ sa puruṣavyāghro bhīṣmaḥ parabalārdanaḥ ,
tadvākyākulitaḥ krodhādvidhūmo'gniriva jvalan.

28. tataḥ saḥ puruṣavyāghraḥ bhīṣmaḥ parabalārdanaḥ
tadvākyākulitaḥ krodhāt vidhūmaḥ agniḥ iva jvalan

28. Then that Bhishma, a tiger among men, the crusher of enemy forces, agitated by his words and blazing with anger like a smokeless fire, ...

Words meanings summery:

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

• सः (saḥ) - that (Bhishma) (that, he)

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men (an epithet for Bhishma) (tiger among men, foremost of men)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• परबलार्दनः (parabalārdanaḥ) - crusher of enemy forces (an epithet for Bhishma) (crusher of enemy forces)

• तद्वाक्याकुलितः (tadvākyākulitaḥ) - agitated by his words (Salva's words) (agitated by his words)

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - with anger (ablative of cause) (from anger, due to anger)

• विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing (burning, blazing)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (Bhishma) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhishma

पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men (an epithet for Bhishma) (tiger among men, foremost of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, foremost of men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (simile-like) (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to 'bhīṣmaḥ'

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

Note: Subject of the sentence

परबलार्दनः (parabalārdanaḥ) - crusher of enemy forces (an epithet for Bhishma) (crusher of enemy forces)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parabalārdana

parabalārdana - destroyer of enemy armies, crusher of foe's strength

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+bala+ardana)

• para – other, enemy
  adjective
• bala – strength, army, force
  noun (neuter)
• ardana – crushing, tormenting, destroying
  noun (masculine)
  From root ard (to torment, crush)
  Root: ard (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'bhīṣmaḥ'

तद्वाक्याकुलितः (tadvākyākulitaḥ) - agitated by his words (Salva's words) (agitated by his words)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tadvākyākulita

tadvākyākulita - agitated by his words

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+vākya+ākulita)

• tad – that, his
  pronoun (neuter)
• vākya – word, speech
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• ākulita – agitated, disturbed, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kul (to be collected, gathered) with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhīṣmaḥ'

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - with anger (ablative of cause) (from anger, due to anger)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath

Root: krudh (class 4)

विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhūma

vidhūma - smokeless, clear, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+dhūma)

• vi – without, apart, denoting privation
  indeclinable
• dhūma – smoke
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'agniḥ'

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Subject of the simile

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile

ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing (burning, blazing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - burning, blazing, shining

Present Active Participle

From root jval (to burn, shine)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'agniḥ'