महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-28

अब्रुवन्वाति सुरभिर्गन्धः सुमनसां शुचिः ।
तथैवाव्याहरन्भाति विमलो भानुरम्बरे ॥२८॥

28. abruvanvāti surabhirgandhaḥ sumanasāṁ śuciḥ ,
tathaivāvyāharanbhāti vimalo bhānurambare.

28. abruvan vāti surabhiḥ gandhaḥ sumanasām śuciḥ
tathā eva avyāharan bhāti vimalaḥ bhānuḥ ambare

28. surabhiḥ śuciḥ sumanasām gandhaḥ abruvan vāti
tathā eva vimalaḥ bhānuḥ ambare avyāharan bhāti

28. The pure and fragrant scent of flowers spreads without being proclaimed. Similarly, the spotless sun (bhānu) shines in the sky (ambara) without uttering a word.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - not speaking, without uttering

• वाति (vāti) - it blows, it wafts, it smells

• सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - fragrant, sweet-smelling, pleasing

• गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - scent, fragrance, smell

• सुमनसाम् (sumanasām) - of flowers (of flowers, of good-minded people)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, bright

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• अव्याहरन् (avyāharan) - not speaking, without uttering

• भाति (bhāti) - it shines, it appears, it is resplendent

• विमलः (vimalaḥ) - spotless, pure, clear

• भानुः (bhānuḥ) - sun, ray of light

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - not speaking, without uttering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abruvat

abruvat - not speaking, silent

Present Active Participle (negative)

Formed from 'a-' (negation) + 'bruvat' (present active participle of √brū/vac, to speak).

Compound type : na-tatpuruṣa (a+bruvat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• bruvat – speaking, saying
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From √brū/vac (to speak) + śatṛ (present active participle suffix).
  Root: brū/vac (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially

वाति (vāti) - it blows, it wafts, it smells

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vā

Root: vā (class 2)

सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - fragrant, sweet-smelling, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surabhi

surabhi - fragrant, sweet-smelling; a fragrant substance, spring season

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+rabhi)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• rabhi – smell, fragrance
  noun (masculine)
  From √rabh (to seize, to take, to be eager for); here, refers to 'smell'
  Root: rabh (class 1)

गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - scent, fragrance, smell

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance

Derived from root √gandh (to smell).

Root: gandh (class 1)

सुमनसाम् (sumanasām) - of flowers (of flowers, of good-minded people)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sumanas

sumanas - good-minded, benevolent, happy; a flower

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+manas)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, bright

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, white, sacred

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

अव्याहरन् (avyāharan) - not speaking, without uttering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyāharat

avyāharat - not speaking, not uttering

Present Active Participle (negative)

Formed from 'a-' (negation) + 'vyāharat' (present active participle of √hṛ with vi and ā, to utter).

Compound type : na-tatpuruṣa (a+vyāharat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vyāharat – speaking, uttering
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From √hṛ (to carry) with 'vi' and 'ā' (to utter, speak) + śatṛ.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially

भाति (bhāti) - it shines, it appears, it is resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

विमलः (vimalaḥ) - spotless, pure, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clear, clean, stainless

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (vi+mala)

• vi – privative, without, away
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

भानुः (bhānuḥ) - sun, ray of light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - sun, light, ray, beam of light

Derived from root √bhā (to shine).

Root: bhā (class 2)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, firmament; cloth, garment