महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-278, verse-28

नारद उवाच ।
स्थिरा बुद्धिर्नरश्रेष्ठ सावित्र्या दुहितुस्तव ।
नैषा चालयितुं शक्या धर्मादस्मात्कथंचन ॥२८॥

28. nārada uvāca ,
sthirā buddhirnaraśreṣṭha sāvitryā duhitustava ,
naiṣā cālayituṁ śakyā dharmādasmātkathaṁcana.

28. nāradaḥ uvāca sthirā buddhiḥ naraśreṣṭha sāvitryāḥ duhituḥ
tava na eṣā cālayitum śakyā dharmāt asmāt kathaṃcana

28. Narada said: 'O best of men, your daughter Savitri's resolve (buddhi) is unshakeable. It is impossible to sway her in any way from this natural law (dharma).'

Words meanings summery:

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm, steady, constant

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - resolve (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, resolve, wisdom)

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men

• सावित्र्याः (sāvitryāḥ) - of Savitri

• दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - your daughter's (of the daughter)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• न (na) - not, no

• एषा (eṣā) - refers to 'buddhiḥ' (resolve) (this (feminine))

• चालयितुम् (cālayitum) - to sway (to move, to shake, to cause to deviate)

• शक्या (śakyā) - possible (in context, 'cannot be swayed') (possible, able, capable)

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from this natural law (dharma) (from natural law (dharma), from duty, from constitution)

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, at all, by any means

Words meanings and morphology

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a divine sage, son of Brahma, known as a celestial messenger and musician)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root vac; Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm, steady, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, constant, unmoving

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'buddhiḥ'.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - resolve (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, resolve, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, resolve, wisdom

From root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, foremost among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Addressed to the king.

सावित्र्याः (sāvitryāḥ) - of Savitri

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - Savitri (proper name of a goddess or a princess)

Note: Possessive, qualifying 'duhituḥ'.

दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - your daughter's (of the daughter)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of duhitṛ

duhitṛ - daughter

Note: Possessive, depends on 'tava'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Possessive, qualifies 'duhituḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'śakyā'.

एषा (eṣā) - refers to 'buddhiḥ' (resolve) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

चालयितुम् (cālayitum) - to sway (to move, to shake, to cause to deviate)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of cal

Infinitive

Causative infinitive from root cal

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose or capability with 'śakyā'.

शक्या (śakyā) - possible (in context, 'cannot be swayed') (possible, able, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable, able to be done

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'eṣā'.

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from this natural law (dharma) (from natural law (dharma), from duty, from constitution)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness, religion, intrinsic nature (dharma)

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the source from which something cannot be moved.

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'dharmāt'.

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any way, at all, by any means

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the impossibility.