महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-165, verse-16

सोऽतिष्ठदाहवे यत्तो विधूम इव पावकः ।
क्षत्रियाणामभावाय ब्राह्ममात्मानमास्थितः ॥१६॥

16. so'tiṣṭhadāhave yatto vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ ,
kṣatriyāṇāmabhāvāya brāhmamātmānamāsthitaḥ.

16. saḥ atiṣṭhat āhave yattaḥ vidhūmaḥ iva pāvakaḥ
kṣatriyāṇām abhāvāya brāhmam ātmānam āsthitaḥ

16. saḥ yattaḥ vidhūmaḥ iva pāvakaḥ kṣatriyāṇām
abhāvāya brāhmam ātmānam āsthitaḥ āhave atiṣṭhat

16. He stood firm in battle, intensely focused, like a smokeless fire, having assumed his divine (brahmam) essence (ātman) for the annihilation of the kṣatriyas.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he stood, he remained

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

• यत्तः (yattaḥ) - engaged, prepared, concentrated, restrained

• विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas

• अभावाय (abhāvāya) - for the annihilation, for the destruction, for the non-existence

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine, brahminical, relating to brahman

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, being, essence (ātman)

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having taken a stand, having resorted to, established, assumed

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he stood, he remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular imperfect form with augment 'a'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, combat, fight

From root `hu` (to sacrifice, fight) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

यत्तः (yattaḥ) - engaged, prepared, concentrated, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatta

yatta - restrained, controlled, careful, prepared, engaged

Past Passive Participle

From root `yam` (to restrain, control).

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ`.

विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhūma

vidhūma - smokeless, without smoke

Compound of `vi` (without) and `dhūma` (smoke).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+dhūma)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating separation or negation.
• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `pāvakaḥ`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifier

From root `pū` (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Compared to the subject.

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, a kṣatriya

Note: Relates to `abhāvāya`.

अभावाय (abhāvāya) - for the annihilation, for the destruction, for the non-existence

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, annihilation, destruction

From `a` (negation) + `bhāva` (being, existence).

Compound type : negative tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• bhāva – being, existence, state, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun
  Derived from root `bhū` (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.

ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - divine, brahminical, relating to brahman

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - divine, holy, sacred, pertaining to Brahman or a Brāhmaṇa

Derived from `brahman` or `brāhmaṇa`.

Note: Qualifies `ātman`.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, being, essence (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, body

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of `āsthitaḥ`.

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having taken a stand, having resorted to, established, assumed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - stood, situated, established, resorted to, adopted, assumed

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ`.