वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-76, verse-18

नैवं शूरास्तु युध्यन्ते समरे जयकाङ्क्षिणः ।
इत्येवं तं ब्रुवाणस्तु शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥१८॥

18. naivaṃ śūrāstu yudhyante samare jayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ,
ityevaṃ taṃ bruvāṇastu śaravarṣairavākirat.

18. na evam śūrāḥ tu yudhyante samare jayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
| iti evam tam bruvāṇaḥ tu śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat

18. jayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ śūrāḥ tu samare evam na yudhyante
iti evam tam bruvāṇaḥ tu śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat

18. "Indeed, heroes who seek victory do not fight like this in battle." Having spoken these very words to him, Lakṣmaṇa then showered him with volleys of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - do not (not, no)

• एवम् (evam) - like this (thus, in this manner)

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - (true) heroes (heroes, brave men)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - (heroes) fight (they fight, they wage war)

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• जयकाङ्क्षिणः (jayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - heroes desiring victory (desiring victory, aspiring for triumph)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of Lakṣmaṇa's speech) (thus, in this manner (marks quotation))

• एवम् (evam) - these very words (thus, in this manner)

• तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇa's son) (him, that)

• ब्रुवाणः (bruvāṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, while speaking (speaking, saying)

• तु (tu) - then (after speaking) (but, indeed, however)

• शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows (with showers of arrows, with a rain of arrows)

• अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - he showered (him with arrows) (he showered, he scattered, he covered)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - do not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - like this (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - (true) heroes (heroes, brave men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant man

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - (heroes) fight (they fight, they wage war)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yudh

Present Middle

root yudh, Present 3rd plural middle (ātmanepada)

Root: yudh (class 4)

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

जयकाङ्क्षिणः (jayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - heroes desiring victory (desiring victory, aspiring for triumph)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jayakāṅkṣin

jayakāṅkṣin - desiring victory, seeking triumph

from jaya (victory) + kāṅkṣin (desiring)

Compound type : upapada-samāsa (jaya+kāṅkṣin)

• jaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing for
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kāṅkṣ (to desire) with suffix -in
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śūrāḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of Lakṣmaṇa's speech) (thus, in this manner (marks quotation))

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - these very words (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (Rāvaṇa's son) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रुवाणः (bruvāṇaḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa, while speaking (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

brū - to speak, to say

Present Middle Participle

Present participle of root brū, middle voice

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Functions as a participle modifying the implicit subject (Lakṣmaṇa).

तु (tu) - then (after speaking) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows (with showers of arrows, with a rain of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)

Note: The instrumental case indicates the means by which he 'showered' him.

अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - he showered (him with arrows) (he showered, he scattered, he covered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of avakīr

Imperfect Active

Root kṛ with prefix ava, Imperfect 3rd singular active

Prefix: ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)