Sutra 17

Devanagari script

तस्मान्मातृबन्धुषु वासः श्रेयानिति ॥ कZ_०१.१७.१७ ॥

Transliteration

tasmān mātṛbandhuṣu vāsaḥ śreyān iti

Translation

Поэтому (для царевича) предпочтительнее жить среди родственников по матери.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (reason)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चमी एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (ablative singular)

• मातृबन्धुषु: among maternal kinsmen/relatives
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु
• Form: समास: मातृ + बन्धु; मातृ- (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः) + बन्धु; पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी बहुवचन

• वासः: residence; living (staying)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस् (निवासे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• श्रेयान्: better; preferable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: श्रेयस्- (comparative of शुभ); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; वासः इति विशेषणम्

• इति: thus
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न

Entities Mentioned

• maternal kin (mātṛbandhu)

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FAQs

Why does the text prefer the mother’s relatives as a residence option?

As a governance tactic, maternal kin are presented as a comparatively safer custodial network to reduce capture by feudatories or hostile court factions.