Shloka 8.28Unverified draft
बाल एव हि मातुल्यं भरतो नायितस्त्वया। सन्निकर्षाच्च सौहार्दं जायते स्थावरेष्वपि ।।2.8.28।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bāla | बाल | a child | nominative |
| eva | एव | even | particle |
| hi | हि | indeed | particle |
| mātulyam | मातुल्यम् | to his maternal uncle's house | accusative |
| bharataḥ | भरतः | Bharata | nominative |
| nāyitaḥ | नायितः | was taken/led | nominative adjective |
| tvayā | त्वया | by you | instrumental |
| sannikarṣāt | सन्निकर्षात् | from proximity, closeness | ablative |
| ca | च | and | conjunction |
| sauhārdam | सौहार्दम् | friendship | nominative |
| jāyate | जायते | arises | verb, present |
| sthāvareṣu | स्थावरेषु | even among stationary/inanimate things | locative |
| api | अपि | even | particle |
Reference: 2.8.28 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa