महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-27, verse-17

एवमस्त्विति तं चापि प्रत्यूचुः सत्यवादिनः ।
तान्कश्यप उवाचेदं सान्त्वपूर्वं प्रजापतिः ॥१७॥

17. evamastviti taṁ cāpi pratyūcuḥ satyavādinaḥ ,
tānkaśyapa uvācedaṁ sāntvapūrvaṁ prajāpatiḥ.

17. एवम् अस्तु इति तम् च अपि प्रत्यूचुः सत्यवादिनः
तान् कश्यपः उवाच इदम् सान्त्वपूर्वम् प्रजापतिः

17. The truth-telling Vālakhilyas replied to him, "So be it!" Then Kaśyapa, the Prajāpati, spoke this to them with soothing words.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (एवम्) - so (in "so be it") (thus, so, in this manner)

• अस्तु (अस्तु) - be it (let it be, may it be)

• इति (इति) - (marks the end of direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

• तम् (तम्) - to him (Kaśyapa) (him, that)

• च (च) - also (and, also)

• अपि (अपि) - also (emphasizing that they replied to him) (also, even, too)

• प्रत्यूचुः (प्रत्यूचुः) - they replied (they replied, they answered)

• सत्यवादिनः (सत्यवादिनः) - the truth-tellers (the Vālakhilyas) (truth-tellers, those who speak the truth)

• तान् (तान्) - to them (the Vālakhilyas) (them, those)

• कश्यपः (कश्यपः) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (proper name))

• उवाच (उवाच) - spoke (he said, he spoke)

• इदम् (इदम्) - this (what he said next) (this, this (thing))

• सान्त्वपूर्वम् (सान्त्वपूर्वम्) - with soothing words, gently (preceded by soothing words, gently, respectfully)

• प्रजापतिः (प्रजापतिः) - Prajāpati (Kaśyapa) (lord of creatures, Prajāpati)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (एवम्) - so (in "so be it") (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (अस्तु) - be it (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of अस्

Root: अस् (class 2)

इति (इति) - (marks the end of direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

तम् (तम्) - to him (Kaśyapa) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of तद्

तद् - that, him, her, it

च (च) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (अपि) - also (emphasizing that they replied to him) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

प्रत्यूचुः (प्रत्यूचुः) - they replied (they replied, they answered)

(verb)

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

Prefix: प्रति

Root: वच् (class 2)

सत्यवादिनः (सत्यवादिनः) - the truth-tellers (the Vālakhilyas) (truth-tellers, those who speak the truth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of सत्यवादिन्

सत्यवादिन् - truth-teller, one who speaks the truth

agent noun

compound of satya (truth) and vādin (speaker)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (सत्य+वादिन्)

• सत्य – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• वादिन् – speaker, advocate, one who says
  adjective
  agent noun
  from root vad (to speak) with -in suffix
  Root: वद् (class 1)

तान् (तान्) - to them (the Vālakhilyas) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of तद्

तद् - that, him, her, it, them

कश्यपः (कश्यपः) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of कश्यप

कश्यप - Kaśyapa (a revered Vedic sage, one of the seven great ṛṣis)

उवाच (उवाच) - spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: वच् (class 2)

इदम् (इदम्) - this (what he said next) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of इदम्

इदम् - this, this (thing, person)

सान्त्वपूर्वम् (सान्त्वपूर्वम्) - with soothing words, gently (preceded by soothing words, gently, respectfully)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (सान्त्व+पूर्व)

• सान्त्व – soothing, comforting, conciliatory words
  noun (neuter)
• पूर्व – preceding, before, former
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially here.

प्रजापतिः (प्रजापतिः) - Prajāpati (Kaśyapa) (lord of creatures, Prajāpati)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of प्रजापति

प्रजापति - lord of creatures, creator, Brahma (in some contexts), Kaśyapa (as a Prajāpati)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (प्रजा+पति)

• प्रजा – progeny, creatures, subjects, people
  noun (feminine)
• पति – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)