महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-29, verse-20

तथैव तं महात्मानमृचीकप्रमुखास्तदा ।
पितामहा महाभाग निवर्तस्वेत्यथाब्रुवन् ॥२०॥

20. tathaiva taṁ mahātmānamṛcīkapramukhāstadā ,
pitāmahā mahābhāga nivartasvetyathābruvan.

20. tathaiva tam mahātmānam ṛcīkapramukhāḥ tadā
pitāmahāḥ mahābhāga nivartasva iti atha abruvan

20. In the same manner, then, the venerable ancestors, headed by Ṛcīka, spoke to that great-souled person, saying, 'O greatly fortunate one, turn back!'

Words meanings summery:

• तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way, similarly, just so

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one, the noble-minded one

• ऋचीकप्रमुखाः (ṛcīkapramukhāḥ) - headed by Ṛcīka, led by Ṛcīka

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers, venerable ancestors

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one!, O blessed one!

• निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - turn back, desist, stop

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

Words meanings and morphology

तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way, similarly, just so

(indeclinable)

Note: Combination of indeclinables.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one, the noble-minded one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

ऋचीकप्रमुखाः (ṛcīkapramukhāḥ) - headed by Ṛcīka, led by Ṛcīka

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛcīkapramukha

ṛcīkapramukha - headed by Ṛcīka

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṛcīka+pramukha)

• ṛcīka – name of a sage, father of Jamadagni
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – chief, principal, headed by, prominent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

Note: Refers to the group of ancestors.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers, venerable ancestors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, an ancestor, Brahma (as the great ancestor)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pitṛ+mahā)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large
  adjective

Note: Subject of the verb 'abruvan'.

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one!, O blessed one!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, highly esteemed, blessed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, lot
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhaj' (to share).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the 'mahātman'.

निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - turn back, desist, stop

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of nivart

present stem from root vṛt

Root 'vṛt' (1st class 'vartate', 'vartati') with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Command to the person being addressed.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

imperfect 3rd plural

Root 'brū' (2nd class), augmented imperfect.

Root: brū (class 2)