महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-2, verse-2

सधूममिव निःश्वस्य करौ धुन्वन्पुनः पुनः ।
विचिन्त्य च महाराज ततो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२॥

2. sadhūmamiva niḥśvasya karau dhunvanpunaḥ punaḥ ,
vicintya ca mahārāja tato vacanamabravīt.

2. sadhūmam iva niḥśvasya karau dhunvan punaḥ
punaḥ vicintya ca mahārāja tataḥ vacanam abravīt

2. (saḥ) sadhūmam iva niḥśvasya,
punaḥ punaḥ karau dhunvan,
ca vicintya,
mahārāja,
tataḥ vacanam abravīt.

2. Sighing as if with smoke, repeatedly shaking his hands, and having reflected, O great king, he then spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• सधूमम् (sadhūmam) - as if emitting smoke (from his breath, due to intense grief) (with smoke, smoky, like smoke)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

• निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - having sighed (deeply) (having sighed, having breathed out)

• करौ (karau) - his hands (two hands)

• धुन्वन् (dhunvan) - shaking (his hands) (shaking, agitating)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly)

• विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having reflected (on the situation) (having pondered, having reflected, having thought)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Janamejaya (address by Vaiśampāyana) (O great king, great ruler)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, saying)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

Words meanings and morphology

सधूमम् (sadhūmam) - as if emitting smoke (from his breath, due to intense grief) (with smoke, smoky, like smoke)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadhūma

sadhūma - with smoke, smoky

Formed with prefix 'sa-' (with) and 'dhūma' (smoke).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dhūma)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix
• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison or simile.

निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - having sighed (deeply) (having sighed, having breathed out)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from 'niḥ-' (prefix) + root 'śvas' (to breathe) + 'lyap' (absolutive suffix when prefixed).

Prefix: niḥ

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Absolutive.

करौ (karau) - his hands (two hands)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kara

kara - hand, ray, tribute

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'dhunvan'.

धुन्वन् (dhunvan) - shaking (his hands) (shaking, agitating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhunvat

dhunvat - shaking, agitating, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √dhū (to shake, agitate) + 'śatṛ' (present active participle suffix).

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Present active participle.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition 'punaḥ punaḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition 'punaḥ punaḥ'.

विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having reflected (on the situation) (having pondered, having reflected, having thought)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from 'vi-' (prefix) + root 'cint' (to think) + 'lyap' (absolutive suffix when prefixed).

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Absolutive.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O King Janamejaya (address by Vaiśampāyana) (O great king, great ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct address by Vaiśampāyana to Janamejaya.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time or sequence.

वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

Derived from root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect active

From root √brū (to speak); imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)