Valmiki Ramayana 2.8.28
बाल एव हि मातुल्यं भरतो नायितस्त्वया ।सन्निकर्षाच्च सौहार्दं जायते स्थावरेष्वपि॥
bāla eva hi mātulyaṃ bharato nāyitastvayā |sannikarṣācca sauhārdaṃ jāyate sthāvareṣvapi ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.