महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-73, verse-8

स तदा तद्वचः श्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ।
तान्निवर्तध्वमित्याह न न्यवर्तन्त चापि ते ॥८॥

8. sa tadā tadvacaḥ śrutvā dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ ,
tānnivartadhvamityāha na nyavartanta cāpi te.

8. saḥ tadā tat-vacaḥ śrutvā dharma-rājasya dhīmataḥ
tān nivartadhvam iti āha na nyavartanta ca api te

8. saḥ tadā dhīmataḥ dharma-rājasya tat-vacaḥ śrutvā
tān "nivartadhvam" iti āha ca api te na nyavartanta

8. He (Arjuna) then, having heard those words of the wise King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharma-rāja), said to them, 'Turn back!' Yet, they did not turn back.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तत्-वचः (tat-vacaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira's words (that word, those words)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• धर्म-राजस्य (dharma-rājasya) - of King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharma-rāja) (of the King of natural law)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise, intelligent

• तान् (tān) - to them

• निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, retreat (command)

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not

• न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - did not turn back

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - yet (even, also, too)

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तत्-वचः (tat-vacaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira's words (that word, those words)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad-vacas

tad-vacas - that word, those words

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+vacas)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from verb root śru 'to hear'.

Root: śru (class 5)

धर्म-राजस्य (dharma-rājasya) - of King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharma-rāja) (of the King of natural law)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma-rāja

dharma-rāja - king of righteousness/natural law, an epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise, intelligent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

Note: Modifies 'dharma-rājasya'.

तान् (tān) - to them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, retreat (command)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛt

Imperative mood, 2nd person plural, middle voice. Root with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (defective verb).

Root: ah

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - did not turn back

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, middle voice. Root with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - yet (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it