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Entry मर्मन्

  1. मर्मन्marmana sensitive or vital part.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -स्थानम्

      1. a sensitive or vital part.
      2. a weak or vulnerable point.
    • -स्पृश्

      1. Adjective
      2. piercing the vitals, cutting to the quick, excessively painful; प्रहरति विधिर्मर्मच्छेदी न कृन्तति जीवितम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.31; Māl.9.12.
      3. wounding mortally, mortal.
    • -जम् blood.

    • -ज्ञ Adjective, -विद् Adjective

    • -भेदः

      1. piercing the vitals.
      2. disclosing the secrets or vulnerable points of another.
    • -भेदनः, -भेदिन् Masculine an arrow.

    • -विद् see मर्मज्ञ.

    • -संधिः Masculine (Plural) joints and articulations.

    • -स्थलम्

      1. piercing the vitals, stinging to the quick; त एते हृदयमर्मस्पृशः संसारभावाः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)
      2. very cutting, poignant, sharp or stinging (words etc.).
      3. knowing the weak or vulnerable points of another; Pt.1.248.
      4. knowing the most secret portions of a subject.
      5. knowing secrets or mysteries.
      6. having a deep insight into anything, exceedingly acute or clever. (-ज्ञः) any acute or learned man; ते ह्यस्य मर्मज्ञभयात् नापराध्यन्ति Kau. Atmanepada 1.8.
    • -ज्ञानम् knowledge of a secret.

    • -त्रम् a coat of mail.

    • -पारग Adjective ahaving a deep insight into, thoroughly conversant with, one who has entered into the secret recesses of anything.

    • -पीडा pain in the inmost soul.

    • -अन्वेषणम्

      1. probing the vital parts.
      2. seeking weak or vulnerable points.
    • -आवरणम् an armour, a coat of mail.

    • -आविध्, -उपघातिन् Adjective piercing the vitals (of the heart); अपि मर्माविधो वाचः सत्यं रोमाञ्च- यन्ति माम् Mv.3.1; चिरं क्लिशित्वा मर्माविध् (Vartious reading मर्माविद्) रामो विलुभितप्लवम् Bk.5.52.

    • -कीलः a husband.

    • -ग Adjective piercing to the quick, very acute, poignant.

    • -घातः wounding the vitals.

    • -घ्न Adjective piercing the vitals, excessively painful.

    • -चरम् the heart.

    • -छिद्, -भिद् (so-छेदिन्, -भेदिन्) Adjective

    • मर्मन् marman, Neuter

      1. मृ-मनिन्
      2. (a) A vital part of the body, the vitals, weak or tender point of the body); तथैव तीव्रो हृदि शोकशङ्कुर्मर्माणि कृन्तन्नपि किं न सोढः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.35; Y. 1.153; Bk.16; स्वहृदयमर्मणि वर्म करोति Gīt.4. (b) Any vital member or organ.
      3. Any weak or vulnerable point, a defect, failing; तेऽन्योन्यमभिसंसृत्य क्षिपन्तो मर्मभिर्मिथः Bhāg.8.1.27.
      4. The core, quick.
      5. Any joint (of a limb).
      6. The secret or hidden meaning, the pith or essence (of anything); काव्यमर्मप्रकाशिका टीका; नत्वा गङ्गाधरं मर्मप्रकाशं तनुते गुरुम्नागेशभट्ट.
      7. A secret, a mystery.
      8. Truth.
    • -अतिग Adjective piercing deeply into the vital parts; तथा मर्मातिगैर्भीष्मो निजघान महारथान् Mb. 6.9.85; मर्मातिगैरनृजुभिर्नितरामशुद्धैर्वाक्सायकैरथ तुतोद तदा विपक्षः Śi.2.77.

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Headwords under म

Part 4 of 12 मरूव – महल्लAll parts
  1. म – मण्डल
  2. मण्डलकम् – मनीकम्
  3. मनीकृ – मरूक
  4. मरूव – महल्ल
  5. महल्लक – माधविका
  6. माधवी – मार्द्वीक
  7. मार्मिक – मिश्
  8. मिश्र् – मुन्थ्
  9. मुमुक्षा – मृग्
  10. मृग – मेल
  11. मेलनम् – मौलिन्
  12. मौलेयक – म्लै