महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-4, verse-16

व्यास उवाच ।
प्रसन्नभाः पावक ऊर्ध्वरश्मिः प्रदक्षिणावर्तशिखो विधूमः ।
पुण्या गन्धाश्चाहुतीनां प्रवान्ति जयस्यैतद्भाविनो रूपमाहुः ॥१६॥

16. vyāsa uvāca ,
prasannabhāḥ pāvaka ūrdhvaraśmiḥ; pradakṣiṇāvartaśikho vidhūmaḥ ,
puṇyā gandhāścāhutīnāṁ pravānti; jayasyaitadbhāvino rūpamāhuḥ.

16. vyāsaḥ uvāca prasannabhāḥ pāvakaḥ
ūrdhvaraśmiḥ pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhaḥ
vidhūmaḥ puṇyāḥ gandhāḥ ca āhutīnām
pravānti jayasya etat bhāvinaḥ rūpam āhuḥ

16. vyāsaḥ uvāca pāvakaḥ prasannabhāḥ
ūrdhvaraśmiḥ pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhaḥ
vidhūmaḥ ca āhutīnām puṇyāḥ gandhāḥ
pravānti etat bhāvinaḥ jayasya rūpam āhuḥ

16. Vyasa said: When the fire burns with clear splendor, its flames rising upwards, swirling clockwise, and without smoke, and when auspicious fragrances from the offerings spread forth, they declare this to be the sign of impending victory.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रसन्नभाः (prasannabhāḥ) - having clear splendor, of clear light

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, pure, purifying

• ऊर्ध्वरश्मिः (ūrdhvaraśmiḥ) - having upward rays/flames

• प्रदक्षिणावर्तशिखः (pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhaḥ) - having clockwise swirling flames

• विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless

• पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - auspicious, sacred, virtuous

• गन्धाः (gandhāḥ) - fragrances, smells

• च (ca) - and, also

• आहुतीनाम् (āhutīnām) - of the offerings, oblations

• प्रवान्ति (pravānti) - they blow, spread forth, waft

• जयस्य (jayasya) - of victory

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• भाविनः (bhāvinaḥ) - of future, of impending

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, sign, appearance

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa (name of a sage, compiler)

derived from vi-as (to throw apart, arrange)

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रसन्नभाः (prasannabhāḥ) - having clear splendor, of clear light

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasannabhās

prasannabhās - having clear splendor, of clear light

compound: prasanna (clear) + bhās (splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prasanna+bhās)

• pra-sad – to be clear, calm, pleased
  verb
  Past Passive Participle
  prasanna is p.p.p. of pra-sad
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• bhās – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'pāvakaḥ'.

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, pure, purifying

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifying

Agent noun / adjective

from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

ऊर्ध्वरश्मिः (ūrdhvaraśmiḥ) - having upward rays/flames

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvaraśmi

ūrdhvaraśmi - having upward rays/flames

compound: ūrdhva (upward) + raśmi (ray, flame)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+raśmi)

• ūrdhva – upward, elevated
  adjective
• raśmi – ray of light, flame, rope
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'pāvakaḥ'.

प्रदक्षिणावर्तशिखः (pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhaḥ) - having clockwise swirling flames

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradakṣiṇāvartaśikha

pradakṣiṇāvartaśikha - having clockwise swirling flames

compound: pradakṣiṇa (clockwise) + āvarta (whirling) + śikha (flame)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pradakṣiṇa+āvarta+śikha)

• pradakṣiṇa – clockwise, auspicious circumambulation
  adjective
  Prefix: pra
• āvarta – whirl, turn, rotation
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-vṛt (to turn)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• śikha – crest, flame, point
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'pāvakaḥ'.

विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhūma

vidhūma - smokeless

compound: vi (without) + dhūma (smoke)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+dhūma)

• vi – without, separation (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
• dhūma – smoke
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'pāvakaḥ'.

पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - auspicious, sacred, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - auspicious, sacred, virtuous, good

Note: Refers to 'gandhāḥ'.

गन्धाः (gandhāḥ) - fragrances, smells

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandha

gandha - smell, fragrance, scent

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the description of fire with the description of fragrances.

आहुतीनाम् (āhutīnām) - of the offerings, oblations

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of āhuti

āhuti - offering, oblation, sacrifice

from ā-hu (to offer)

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

प्रवान्ति (pravānti) - they blow, spread forth, waft

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vā

Prefix: pra

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'gandhāḥ'.

जयस्य (jayasya) - of victory

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph

from root ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Connected to 'bhāvinaḥ'.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the preceding description of fire and fragrances.

भाविनः (bhāvinaḥ) - of future, of impending

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - being, becoming, future, impending

Agent noun / Future Participle

from root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'jayasya'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, sign, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, sign, appearance

Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

perfect tense, often used as present

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Often used idiomatically to mean 'it is said'.