वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-103, verse-21

एषो ऽपि हि महाभागः पितुर्वचसि तिष्ठति ।
अत एव न शक्ताः स्मो व्यावर्तयितुमञ्जसा ॥२१॥

21. eṣo'pi hi mahābhāgaḥ piturvacasi tiṣṭhati ,
ata eva na śaktāḥ smo vyāvartayitumañjasā.

21. eṣaḥ api hi mahābhāgaḥ pituḥ vacasi tiṣṭhati
ata eva na śaktāḥ smaḥ vyāvartayitum añjasā

21. eṣaḥ mahābhāgaḥ api hi pituḥ vacasi tiṣṭhati
ata eva na śaktāḥ smaḥ añjasā vyāvartayitum

21. Indeed, this noble person also adheres to his father's word. Therefore, we are certainly not able to dissuade him easily.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine singular nominative)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - great-souled, noble, illustrious, fortunate

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• वचसि (vacasi) - in the word, in the speech, in the command

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - he/she/it stands, abides, remains

• अत (ata) - from this, hence, therefore

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely, just

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - able, capable

• स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

• व्यावर्तयितुम् (vyāvartayitum) - to turn back, to dissuade, to make desist

• अञ्जसा (añjasā) - easily, quickly, directly, truly

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - great-souled, noble, illustrious, fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - great-souled, noble, illustrious, fortunate

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+bhāga)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

वचसि (vacasi) - in the word, in the speech, in the command

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - he/she/it stands, abides, remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अत (ata) - from this, hence, therefore

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely, just

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - able, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śak- (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

व्यावर्तयितुम् (vyāvartayitum) - to turn back, to dissuade, to make desist

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Causative infinitive of root vṛt- with prefixes vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अञ्जसा (añjasā) - easily, quickly, directly, truly

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of añjas (masculine/neuter) used adverbially