Shloka 74.14Unverified draft
अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गजः पुत्रः हृदयाच्चापि जायते । तस्मात्प्रियतमो मातुः प्रियत्वान्न तु बान्धवः ।।2.74.14।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| aṅgapratyaṅgajaḥ | अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गजः | born of limb and limb | nominative adjective |
| putraḥ | पुत्रः | a son | nominative |
| hṛdayāccāpi | हृदयाच्चापि | and even from the heart | ablative + conjunction + particle |
| jāyate | जायते | is born | verb, present |
| tasmātpriyatamo | तस्मात्प्रियतमो | therefore most dear | ablative adverb + nominative adjective |
| mātuḥ | मातुः | to the mother | genitive |
| priyatvānna | प्रियत्वान्न | not merely by dearness | ablative + negation |
| tu | तु | but | particle |
| bāndhavaḥ | बान्धवः | the kinsman | nominative |
Reference: 2.74.14 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa