No. 14,000 in Russian
объяснив
"Having explained."
In a sentence
Он начал урок, объяснив новую тему.
He started the lesson by explaining the new topic.
The word 'объяснив' denotes an instrumental action of explaining that led to the main action of starting the lesson.
Объяснив причину, она ушла из комнаты.
Explaining the reason, she left the room.
Here 'объяснив' reflects the act of explaining the cause as a preceding activity to leaving the room.
Я решил попробовать ещё раз, объяснив себе смысл задачи.
I decided to try once more, explaining to myself the meaning of the task.
In this sentence, 'объяснив' signifies the act of self-reflection and clarification prior to making the decision.
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