वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-20, verse-16

शूरमानी न शूरस्त्वं मिथ्यारोपितविक्रमः ।
मानुषौ यन्न शक्नोषि हन्तुं तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥१६॥

16. śūramānī na śūrastvaṃ mithyāropitavikramaḥ ,
mānuṣau yanna śaknoṣi hantuṃ tau rāmalakṣmaṇau.

16. śūramānī na śūraḥ tvam mithyāropitavikramaḥ
mānuṣau yat na śaknoṣi hantum tau rāmalakṣmaṇau

16. tvam śūramānī (asi),
(kintu) na śūraḥ (asi),
mithyāropitavikramaḥ (asi).
yat mānuṣau tau rāmalakṣmaṇau hantum na śaknoṣi.

16. You consider yourself a hero (śūra), but you are not truly a hero; your valor (vikrama) is falsely attributed, because you are unable to kill those two humans, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• शूरमानी (śūramānī) - considering oneself a hero, proud of one's heroism

• न (na) - not, no

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मिथ्यारोपितविक्रमः (mithyāropitavikramaḥ) - whose valor is falsely attributed, having falsely ascribed prowess

• मानुषौ (mānuṣau) - those two humans (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (two humans, human beings (dual))

• यत् (yat) - because (because, that, since)

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you are able, you can

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike, to slay

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (those two)

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

शूरमानी (śūramānī) - considering oneself a hero, proud of one's heroism

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūramānin

śūramānin - considering oneself a hero, vain of one's bravery

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (śūra+manin)

• śūra – hero, brave, valorous
  noun (masculine)
• manin – thinking, considering oneself as
  adjective
  suffix -in
  From √man + ṇini
  Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tva

tva - you

मिथ्यारोपितविक्रमः (mithyāropitavikramaḥ) - whose valor is falsely attributed, having falsely ascribed prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyāropitavikrama

mithyāropitavikrama - one whose valor is falsely attributed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mithyā+āropita+vikrama)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, in vain
  indeclinable
• āropita – attributed, imputed, imposed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √rup with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rup (class 6)
• vikrama – valor, courage, prowess, might
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

मानुषौ (mānuṣau) - those two humans (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (two humans, human beings (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, belonging to man

यत् (yat) - because (because, that, since)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you are able, you can

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike, to slay

(verb)

infinitive of han

infinitive

Infinitive of root han

Root: han (class 2)

तौ (tau) - those two (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

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