वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-92, verse-13

स्त्रीषु शूर विनाथासु परदाराभिमर्शके ।
कृत्वा कापुरुषं कर्म शूरो ऽहमिति मन्यसे ॥१३॥

13. strīṣu śūra vināthāsu paradārābhimarśake ,
kṛtvā kāpuruṣaṃ karma śūro'hamiti manyase.

13. strīṣu śūra vināthāsu paradārābhimarśake
kṛtvā kāpuruṣam karma śūraḥ aham iti manyase

13. strīṣu vināthāsu śūra paradārābhimarśake
kāpuruṣam karma kṛtvā aham śūraḥ iti manyase

13. O hero among defenseless women, O defiler of others' wives! Having performed such a cowardly act, you still consider yourself a hero.

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, towards women

• शूर (śūra) - Sarcastic address to Ravana, implying he is only brave against the weak. (O hero, O brave one (vocative))

• विनाथासु (vināthāsu) - among those without protectors/husbands (feminine locative plural)

• परदाराभिमर्शके (paradārābhimarśake) - An address to Ravana, accusing him of defiling Sita. (O defiler of others' wives (vocative singular))

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• कापुरुषम् (kāpuruṣam) - cowardly, despicable, villainous (neuter accusative singular)

• कर्म (karma) - act, deed

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, brave person

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing direct speech or thought)

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, towards women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Locative here indicates 'among' or 'with respect to'.

शूर (śūra) - Sarcastic address to Ravana, implying he is only brave against the weak. (O hero, O brave one (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave, valiant

Note: Sarcastic address to Ravana.

विनाथासु (vināthāsu) - among those without protectors/husbands (feminine locative plural)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of vinātha

vinātha - without a master, unprotected, widowed

Compound of 'vi' (without) and 'nātha' (protector, master)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+nātha)

• vi – without, apart, negation
  indeclinable
• nātha – lord, master, protector, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nāth (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'strīṣu'.

परदाराभिमर्शके (paradārābhimarśake) - An address to Ravana, accusing him of defiling Sita. (O defiler of others' wives (vocative singular))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paradārābhimarśaka

paradārābhimarśaka - one who touches/defiles others' wives

Compound of 'para' (other), 'dāra' (wife) and 'abhimarśaka' (one who touches/defiles)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+dāra+abhimarśaka)

• para – other, foreign
  adjective (masculine)
• dāra – wife (masculine plural)
  noun (masculine)
• abhimarśaka – one who touches, defiles, assaults
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root mṛś (to touch) with prefix 'abhi' and suffix '-ka'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: mṛś (class 6)

Note: Addresses Ravana, who defiled another's wife (Sita).

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Meaning 'having done X'.

कापुरुषम् (kāpuruṣam) - cowardly, despicable, villainous (neuter accusative singular)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāpuruṣa

kāpuruṣa - cowardly man, despicable person

Compound of 'ka' (bad, contemptible) and 'puruṣa' (man)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ka+puruṣa)

• ka – bad, evil, contemptible
  indeclinable
• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - act, deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual (karma)

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object of 'kṛtvā'.

शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero, brave person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave, valiant

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of the inner thought.

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Indicative

Second person singular present middle of root man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to Ravana.

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