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Verse 217.17

Sarga 21

शूरमानी न शूरस्त्वं मिथ्यारोपितविक्रमः।।3.21.17।। मानुषौ यो न शक्नोषि हन्तुं तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ।

śūramānī na śūrastvaṃ mithyāropitavikramaḥ..3.21.17.. mānuṣau yo na śaknoṣi hantuṃ tau rāmalakṣmaṇau.

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English Translation

"You call yourself a hero, yet are not able to kill two humans like Rama and Lakshmana. Your claim to heroism is false. You are not a hero at all."

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Word Meanings

यः who, मानुषौ two humans, तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ those Rama and Lakshmana, हन्तुम् to kill, न शक्नोषि you are not able to, त्वम् you, शूरमानी calling yourself a hero, नशूरः त्वम् you are not a hero, मिथ्यारोपितविक्रमः your claim to be a hero is false.

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Source

Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 21

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217.17