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मानुषौ यौ न शक्नोषि हन्तुं तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ । रामेण यदि ते शक्तिस्तेजो वास्ति निशाचर ।।3.21.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
mānuṣau yau na śaknoṣiमानुषौ यौ न शक्नोषिthose two human beings whom you are not ableaccusative adjective, dual + pronoun, dual + particle + verb
hantuṃ tau rāmalakṣmaṇauहन्तुं तौ रामलक्ष्मणौto slay, those two, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇainfinitive + accusative pronoun, dual + object, dual
rāmeṇa yadi te śaktistejo vāsti niśācaraरामेण यदि ते शक्तिस्तेजो वास्ति निशाचरif you have, O night-wanderer, power or valor against Rāmainstrumental + conjunction + genitive pronoun + nominative subject + subject + conjunction + verb + vocative

Reference: 3.21.18 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa