वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-8, verse-19

बाल एव हि मातुल्यं भरतो नायितस्त्वया ।
संनिकर्षाच्च सौहार्दं जायते स्थावरेष्वपि ॥१९॥

19. bāla eva hi mātulyaṃ bharato nāyitastvayā ,
saṃnikarṣācca sauhārdaṃ jāyate sthāvareṣvapi.

19. bālaḥ eva hi mātulyam bharataḥ nāyitaḥ tvayā
saṃnikarṣāt ca sauhārdaṃ jāyate sthāvareṣu api

19. hi tvayā bālaḥ eva bharataḥ mātulyam nāyitaḥ.
ca saṃnikarṣāt sauhārdaṃ sthāvareṣu api jāyate.

19. Indeed, Bharata was sent by you to his maternal uncle's house even as a child. For affection arises even among inanimate objects due to close proximity.

Words meanings summery:

• बालः (bālaḥ) - child, young boy

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मातुल्यम् (mātulyam) - to the maternal uncle's family/house

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

• नायितः (nāyitaḥ) - was led, was sent

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• संनिकर्षात् (saṁnikarṣāt) - from proximity, due to closeness

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• सौहार्दं (sauhārdaṁ) - friendship, affection, goodwill

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born

• स्थावरेषु (sthāvareṣu) - among stationary things, among inanimate objects

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

बालः (bālaḥ) - child, young boy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, juvenile

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मातुल्यम् (mātulyam) - to the maternal uncle's family/house

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mātulya

mātulya - related to a maternal uncle, maternal uncle's family

Note: Used here to indicate destination.

भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name), cherished, maintained

नायितः (nāyitaḥ) - was led, was sent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nī

nī - to lead, to guide, to carry, to cause to go

Past Passive Participle (from causative stem)

Derived from the causative stem 'nāy' of root 'nī'.

Root: nī (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

संनिकर्षात् (saṁnikarṣāt) - from proximity, due to closeness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃnikarṣa

saṁnikarṣa - proximity, closeness, vicinity

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

सौहार्दं (sauhārdaṁ) - friendship, affection, goodwill

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sauhārda

sauhārda - friendship, affection, goodwill, cordiality

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

स्थावरेषु (sthāvareṣu) - among stationary things, among inanimate objects

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sthāvara

sthāvara - stationary, fixed, inanimate, immobile

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Often used collectively for inanimate objects.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

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