महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-42, verse-16

अथ मेघस्वनो धीमान्व्याजहार शुभां गिरम् ।
यमः परमधर्मज्ञो दक्षिणां दिशमास्थितः ॥१६॥

16. atha meghasvano dhīmānvyājahāra śubhāṁ giram ,
yamaḥ paramadharmajño dakṣiṇāṁ diśamāsthitaḥ.

16. atha meghasvanaḥ dhīmān vyājahāra śubhām giram
yamaḥ paramadharmājñaḥ dakṣiṇām diśam āsthitaḥ

16. Then Yama, the wise one whose voice is like thunder, who is knowledgeable in the supreme natural law (dharma) and resides in the southern direction, uttered auspicious words.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, therefore

• मेघस्वनः (meghasvanaḥ) - one whose voice is like thunder, cloud-voiced

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise, clever

• व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - he spoke, he uttered, he declared

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, good

• गिरम् (giram) - word, speech, voice

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the god of death and justice (Yama (the deity of death and dharma), controller)

• परमधर्माज्ञः (paramadharmājñaḥ) - one who knows the supreme natural law (dharma)

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, right, skillful

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter, region

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, occupying, residing in

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, therefore

(indeclinable)

मेघस्वनः (meghasvanaḥ) - one whose voice is like thunder, cloud-voiced

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meghasvana

meghasvana - having a voice like a cloud, thundering voice

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (megha+svana)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, voice
  noun (masculine)

धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise, clever

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious

Possessive adjective from 'dhī' (intellect) with the suffix '-mat'.

व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - he spoke, he uttered, he declared

(verb)

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

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, good

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate

Note: Modifies 'giram'.

गिरम् (giram) - word, speech, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, word, voice, praise

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the god of death and justice (Yama (the deity of death and dharma), controller)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (a deity, ruler of the dead, upholder of dharma), restraint, control

परमधर्माज्ञः (paramadharmājñaḥ) - one who knows the supreme natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramadharmājña

paramadharmājña - one who knows the highest natural law (dharma)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (parama+dharma+jña)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective
• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knowledgeable, understanding
  adjective
  Derived from the root √jñā (to know) with the kṛt suffix -a.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern, right, skillful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern, right (direction), skillful, dexterous, south direction

Note: Modifies 'diśam'.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter, region

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, occupying, residing in

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, placed, standing, occupying, residing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand) with the prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)