महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-12, verse-24

निवृत्तमथ तं तस्मादभिप्रायाद्विचेतसम् ।
अहमामन्त्र्य सुस्निग्धमश्वत्थामानमब्रुवम् ॥२४॥

24. nivṛttamatha taṁ tasmādabhiprāyādvicetasam ,
ahamāmantrya susnigdhamaśvatthāmānamabruvam.

24. nivṛttam atha tam tasmāt abhiprāyāt vicetasam
aham āmantrya susnigdham aśvatthāmānam abruvam

24. atha aham tasmāt abhiprāyāt nivṛttam vicetasam
tam aśvatthāmānam susnigdham āmantrya abruvam

24. Then, I addressed Aśvatthāman, who was bewildered and had returned from that intention, very affectionately, and spoke to him.

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) - returned, turned back, ceased (masculine accusative singular)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine accusative singular)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, from him (masculine/neuter ablative singular)

• अभिप्रायात् (abhiprāyāt) - from intention, from purpose, from resolve

• विचेतसम् (vicetasam) - bewildered, distracted, distraught, without consciousness

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having invoked

• सुस्निग्धम् (susnigdham) - very affectionate, very kind, very smooth

• अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Aśvatthāman (accusative singular)

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) - returned, turned back, ceased (masculine accusative singular)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - returned, turned back, ceased, finished

past passive participle

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, from him (masculine/neuter ablative singular)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

अभिप्रायात् (abhiprāyāt) - from intention, from purpose, from resolve

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya

abhiprāya - intention, purpose, design, aim, resolve

विचेतसम् (vicetasam) - bewildered, distracted, distraught, without consciousness

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vicetas

vicetas - bewildered, distracted, distraught, senseless, unconscious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+cetas)

• vi – apart, away, un- (prefix indicating separation or privation)
  indeclinable
• cetas – consciousness, mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having invoked

(indeclinable)

absolutive (with prefix)

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

सुस्निग्धम् (susnigdham) - very affectionate, very kind, very smooth

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of susnigdha

susnigdha - very affectionate, very kind, very smooth/oily

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+snigdha)

• su – good, well, very (prefix)
  indeclinable
• snigdha – affectionate, kind, smooth, oily
  adjective

अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Aśvatthāman (accusative singular)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvatthāman

aśvatthāman - Aśvatthāman (son of Droṇa)

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)