महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-186, verse-24

निवर्तस्व रणात्तात मानयस्व द्विजोत्तमान् ।
नेत्यवोचमहं तांश्च क्षत्रधर्मव्यपेक्षया ॥२४॥

24. nivartasva raṇāttāta mānayasva dvijottamān ,
netyavocamahaṁ tāṁśca kṣatradharmavyapekṣayā.

24. nivartasva raṇāt tāta mānayasva dvijottamān na
iti avocam aham tān ca kṣatradharmavyapekṣayā

24. tāta raṇāt nivartasva ca dvijottamān mānayasva
aham ca kṣatradharmavyapekṣayā tān na iti avocam

24. "Withdraw from battle, dear one, and honor the most excellent among the brahmins." But I replied "No" to them, due to my regard for the natural law (dharma) of a warrior.

Words meanings summery:

• निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - withdraw, turn back, retreat

• रणात् (raṇāt) - from battle, from war

• तात (tāta) - dear one, father, son (term of endearment)

• मानयस्व (mānayasva) - honor, respect, esteem

• द्विजोत्तमान् (dvijottamān) - the best among brahmins, excellent brahmins

• न (na) - not, no

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotes)

• अवोचम् (avocam) - I said, I spoke

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तान् (tān) - them (masculine)

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्षत्रधर्मव्यपेक्षया (kṣatradharmavyapekṣayā) - by regarding the natural law (dharma) of a kṣatriya

Words meanings and morphology

निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - withdraw, turn back, retreat

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present imperative (loṭ) of nivṛt

Present imperative 2nd singular middle voice of root vṛt with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

रणात् (raṇāt) - from battle, from war

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

तात (tāta) - dear one, father, son (term of endearment)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear one (term of endearment)

मानयस्व (mānayasva) - honor, respect, esteem

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present imperative (loṭ) of mānay

causative

Present imperative 2nd singular middle voice of the causative stem of root man.

Root: man (class 4)

द्विजोत्तमान् (dvijottamān) - the best among brahmins, excellent brahmins

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born (brahmins)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya, bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotes)

(indeclinable)

अवोचम् (avocam) - I said, I spoke

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Imperfect 1st singular active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तान् (tān) - them (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रधर्मव्यपेक्षया (kṣatradharmavyapekṣayā) - by regarding the natural law (dharma) of a kṣatriya

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṣatradharmavyapekṣā

kṣatradharmavyapekṣā - regard for the natural law (dharma) of a kṣatriya (warrior)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+dharma+vyapekṣā)

• kṣatra – warrior, kṣatriya class
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• vyapekṣā – regard, consideration, expectation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root īkṣ with prefixes vi and apa.
  Prefixes: vi+apa
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)