महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-8, verse-50

निवर्तध्वमधर्मज्ञा यदि स्थ न मुमूर्षवः ।
नेदानीं शरनिर्भिन्नाः शोचध्वं निहता मया ॥५०॥

50. nivartadhvamadharmajñā yadi stha na mumūrṣavaḥ ,
nedānīṁ śaranirbhinnāḥ śocadhvaṁ nihatā mayā.

50. nivartadhvam adharmajñāḥ yadi stha na mumūrṣavaḥ
na idānīm śaranirbhinnāḥ śocadhvam nihatāḥ mayā

50. adharmajñāḥ nivartadhvam yadi na mumūrṣavaḥ stha
na idānīm śaranirbhinnāḥ mayā nihatāḥ śocadhvam

50. Turn back, you who are ignorant of natural law (dharma), if you do not wish to die! For you will not grieve then, when you are pierced by arrows and killed by me.

Words meanings summery:

• निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, desist

• अधर्मज्ञाः (adharmajñāḥ) - O you who disregard natural law (O you who are ignorant of (dharma), lawless ones)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• स्थ (stha) - you are

• न (na) - not

• मुमूर्षवः (mumūrṣavaḥ) - desirous of dying

• न (na) - not

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - then, at that future time (of being killed) (now, at this time)

• शरनिर्भिन्नाः (śaranirbhinnāḥ) - pierced by arrows

• शोचध्वम् (śocadhvam) - you will not be able to grieve (due to death) (you will grieve/mourn)

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, struck down

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back, desist

(verb)

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

imperative, middle voice

root vṛt (to turn, be) with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अधर्मज्ञाः (adharmajñāḥ) - O you who disregard natural law (O you who are ignorant of (dharma), lawless ones)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, plural of adharmajña

adharmajña - ignorant of (dharma), unrighteous, lawless

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+dharma+jña)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ (to uphold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, knower of
  adjective (masculine)
  nominal agent from root jñā
  from root jñā (to know) with suffix -a
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used as an address.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

स्थ (stha) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

present

root as (2nd class), 2nd person plural, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मुमूर्षवः (mumūrṣavaḥ) - desirous of dying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mumūrṣu

mumūrṣu - desirous of dying, wishing to die

desiderative

desiderative stem of root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - then, at that future time (of being killed) (now, at this time)

(indeclinable)

formed from pronoun ida- with suffix -dānīm

शरनिर्भिन्नाः (śaranirbhinnāḥ) - pierced by arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaranirbhinna

śaranirbhinna - pierced or rent by arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+nirbhinna)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  from root śṝ (to crush, tear)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• nirbhinna – pierced, rent, broken, shattered
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root bhid (to split, break) with upasarga nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the implied 'you'.

शोचध्वम् (śocadhvam) - you will not be able to grieve (due to death) (you will grieve/mourn)

(verb)

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

imperative, middle voice

root śuc (1st class), 2nd person plural, middle voice

Root: śuc (class 1)

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, slain, destroyed

past passive participle

from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the implied 'you'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I