महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-8

यथा वनं माधवमासि मध्ये समीरितं श्वसनेनाभिवाति ।
तथा स वात्युत्तमपुण्यगन्धी निषेव्यमाणः पवनेन तात ॥८॥

8. yathā vanaṁ mādhavamāsi madhye; samīritaṁ śvasanenābhivāti ,
tathā sa vātyuttamapuṇyagandhī; niṣevyamāṇaḥ pavanena tāta.

8. yathā vanam mādhava-māsi madhye
samīritam śvasanena abhivāti
| tathā sa vāti uttama-puṇya-gandhī
niṣevyamāṇaḥ pavanena tāta

8. Just as a forest, stirred by the wind, diffuses its fragrance in the middle of the month of Madhava (spring), so too, dear father, he, served by the wind, spreads a supreme, sacred scent.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

• माधव-मासि (mādhava-māsi) - in the month of Madhava (spring)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in between

• समीरितम् (samīritam) - stirred, set in motion, caused to move

• श्वसनेन (śvasanena) - by the wind (by the wind, by breathing)

• अभिवाति (abhivāti) - diffuses fragrance (blows towards, diffuses fragrance)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• स (sa) - he, that (masculine)

• वाति (vāti) - diffuses fragrance (blows, diffuses fragrance)

• उत्तम-पुण्य-गन्धी (uttama-puṇya-gandhī) - having a supreme, sacred fragrance

• निषेव्यमाणः (niṣevyamāṇaḥ) - being served, being attended to

• पवनेन (pavanena) - by the wind, by air

• तात (tāta) - dear father, dear one

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

माधव-मासि (mādhava-māsi) - in the month of Madhava (spring)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mādhava-māsa

mādhava-māsa - the month of Madhava (spring season), typically April-May

Compound of 'mādhava' (spring) and 'māsa' (month).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mādhava+māsa)

• mādhava – belonging to spring, vernal; spring season
  noun (masculine)
  Derivative of 'madhu' (spring, honey).
• māsa – month
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'mā' (to measure).
  Root: mā (class 3)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in between

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central; interior, inside

समीरितम् (samīritam) - stirred, set in motion, caused to move

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samīrita

samīrita - stirred, moved, sent forth, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From sam + īr (to move, to stir) + '-ita' suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: īr (class 2)

श्वसनेन (śvasanena) - by the wind (by the wind, by breathing)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śvasana

śvasana - breathing, breath; wind, air

From root 'śvas' (to breathe).

Root: śvas (class 2)

अभिवाति (abhivāti) - diffuses fragrance (blows towards, diffuses fragrance)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of abhivā

Prefix: abhi

Root: vā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाति (vāti) - diffuses fragrance (blows, diffuses fragrance)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vā

Root: vā (class 2)

उत्तम-पुण्य-गन्धी (uttama-puṇya-gandhī) - having a supreme, sacred fragrance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama-puṇya-gandhin

uttama-puṇya-gandhin - having an excellent and auspicious fragrance

Compound of 'uttama' (supreme), 'puṇya' (sacred), and 'gandhin' (fragrant).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (uttama+puṇya+gandhin)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'ud' or 'ucca'.
• puṇya – auspicious, sacred, virtuous, pure; merit
  adjective (neuter)
• gandhin – fragrant, odorous
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive suffix '-in' from 'gandha' (fragrance).

निषेव्यमाणः (niṣevyamāṇaḥ) - being served, being attended to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣevyamāṇa

niṣevyamāṇa - being served, being honored, being resorted to

Present Passive Participle

From ni + root 'sev' (to serve) + '-yamāna' suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

पवनेन (pavanena) - by the wind, by air

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air; purifier

From root 'pū' (to purify) or 'vā' (to blow).

Root: pū (class 9)

तात (tāta) - dear father, dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)