Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अङगप्रत्यङगजः पुत्रो हृदयाच्चापि जायते।तस्मात्प्रियतमो मातुः प्रिया एव तु बान्धवाः।।।।

Transliteration

aṅgapratyaṅgajaḥ putro hṛdayāc cāpi jāyate | tasmāt priyatamo mātuḥ priyā eva tu bāndhavāḥ ||

Translation

కుమారుడు తల్లి అంగప్రత్యంగాల నుండీ, హృదయం నుండీ పుట్టినవాడివలెనే; అందుచేత తల్లికి అతడే పరమప్రియుడు, ఇతర బంధువులు కేవలం ప్రియులు మాత్రమే.

Word by Word

• aṅga-pratyaṅga-jaḥ: born of every limb
• aṅga-pratyaṅga-jaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + pratyaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (√jan धातु + ड)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: aṅgāt pratyaṅgāc ca jātaḥ (born from limbs and sub-limbs)

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• hṛdayāt: from the heart
• hṛdayāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• jāyate: is born
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Conclusion (हेतु/निगमन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used as indeclinable (तस्मात् = therefore)

• priyatamaḥ: most beloved
• priyatamaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priyatama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; superlative; predicate of putraḥ (understood)

• mātuḥ: of the mother
• mātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• priyāḥ: dear
• priyāḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; predicate of bāndhavāḥ

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• bāndhavāḥ: relatives
• bāndhavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Context

A son born from every limb, big or small, and from the heart is the most beloved of all for his mother while the other relatives are only loving ones.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Kaikeyi

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It underscores the sanctity of the mother–child bond; violating or exploiting such bonds is treated as a profound breach of dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata explains why separating a mother from her son is especially cruel, intensifying his condemnation of Kaikeyi’s actions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sensitivity to relational dharma—recognizing the depth of a mother’s attachment to her child.