Shloka 8.28Unverified draft

बाल एव हि मातुल्यं भरतो नायितस्त्वया। सन्निकर्षाच्च सौहार्दं जायते स्थावरेष्वपि ।।2.8.28।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
bālaबालa childnominative
evaएवevenparticle
hiहिindeedparticle
mātulyamमातुल्यम्to his maternal uncle's houseaccusative
bharataḥभरतःBharatanominative
nāyitaḥनायितःwas taken/lednominative adjective
tvayāत्वयाby youinstrumental
sannikarṣātसन्निकर्षात्from proximity, closenessablative
caचandconjunction
sauhārdamसौहार्दम्friendshipnominative
jāyateजायतेarisesverb, present
sthāvareṣuस्थावरेषुeven among stationary/inanimate thingslocative
apiअपिevenparticle

Reference: 2.8.28 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa