वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-14, verse-17

रिपूणां धर्षणं शूरा मर्षयन्ति न संयुगे ।
जानन्तस्तु स्वकं वीर्यं स्त्रीसमक्षं विशेषतः ॥१७॥

17. ripūṇāṃ dharṣaṇaṃ śūrā marṣayanti na saṃyuge ,
jānantastu svakaṃ vīryaṃ strīsamakṣaṃ viśeṣataḥ.

17. ripūṇām dharṣaṇam śūrāḥ marṣayanti na saṃyuge
jānantaḥ tu svakam vīryam strī-samakṣam viśeṣataḥ

17. tu śūrāḥ ripūṇām dharṣaṇam saṃyuge na marṣayanti
svakam vīryam jānantaḥ viśeṣataḥ strī-samakṣam

17. Indeed, heroes do not tolerate the insult of enemies in combat, especially when they know their own strength and are in the presence of women.

Words meanings summery:

• रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies

• धर्षणम् (dharṣaṇam) - insult, provocation, assault

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

• मर्षयन्ति (marṣayanti) - tolerate, endure

• न (na) - not

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in combat, in battle

• जानन्तः (jānantaḥ) - knowing, while knowing

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• स्वकम् (svakam) - their own

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, prowess

• स्त्री-समक्षम् (strī-samakṣam) - in the presence of women

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

धर्षणम् (dharṣaṇam) - insult, provocation, assault

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharṣaṇa

dharṣaṇa - insulting, defying, violating; an act of defiance

verbal noun

from root dhṛṣ

Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

मर्षयन्ति (marṣayanti) - tolerate, endure

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of mṛṣ

Root: mṛṣ (class 10)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in combat, in battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - combat, battle, encounter

verbal noun

from sam-yuj

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

जानन्तः (jānantaḥ) - knowing, while knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jānat

jānat - knowing, intelligent

Present Active Participle

from root jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'śūrāḥ'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

स्वकम् (svakam) - their own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, peculiar

Note: Agrees with 'vīryam'

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, prowess

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, energy, prowess

स्त्री-समक्षम् (strī-samakṣam) - in the presence of women

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (strī+samakṣa)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• samakṣa – in front of, in the presence of, before the eyes
  indeclinable
  Prefix: sam
  Root: akṣ (class 5)

Note: Functions adverbially.

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)