महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-17, verse-16

अत्यर्थं बलवानूष्मा शरीरे परिकोपितः ।
भिनत्ति जीवस्थानानि तानि मर्माणि विद्धि च ॥१६॥

16. atyarthaṁ balavānūṣmā śarīre parikopitaḥ ,
bhinatti jīvasthānāni tāni marmāṇi viddhi ca.

16. atyartham balavān ūṣmā śarīre parikopitaḥ
bhinatti jīvasthānāni tāni marmāṇi viddhi ca

16. śarīre atyartham balavān parikopitaḥ ūṣmā
jīvasthānāni bhinatti ca tāni marmāṇi viddhi

16. The exceedingly powerful vital heat, intensely inflamed in the body, breaks the vital centers. And know those to be the vulnerable points (marmāṇi).

Words meanings summery:

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - Qualifies 'balavān'. (excessively, extremely, very much)

• बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty

• ऊष्मा (ūṣmā) - The body's internal heat. (heat, vital heat, warmth)

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

• परिकोपितः (parikopitaḥ) - greatly enraged, intensely agitated, inflamed

• भिनत्ति (bhinatti) - breaks, splits, cleaves, pierces, destroys

• जीवस्थानानि (jīvasthānāni) - places of life, vital centers

• तानि (tāni) - Refers to jīvasthānāni. (those)

• मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - Anatomical points where injury is fatal. (vital spots, vulnerable points, weak points)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, recognize

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - Qualifies 'balavān'. (excessively, extremely, very much)

(indeclinable)

Compound of ati- (excessive) + artha (meaning, purpose, wealth). Here used adverbially.

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, having strength

From bala (strength) + -vat (possessive suffix).

ऊष्मा (ūṣmā) - The body's internal heat. (heat, vital heat, warmth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūṣman

ūṣman - heat, warmth, vapor

From root uṣ (to burn).

Root: uṣ (class 1)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, form, frame

Root: śṝ (class 9)

परिकोपितः (parikopitaḥ) - greatly enraged, intensely agitated, inflamed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parikopita

parikopita - greatly enraged, highly agitated, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pari- + root kup (to be angry, to be agitated) + -ita suffix.

Prefix: pari

Root: kup (class 4)

भिनत्ति (bhinatti) - breaks, splits, cleaves, pierces, destroys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhid

Present active third singular. From root bhid, Pāṇinian class 7 (takes -na- infix before personal endings).

Root: bhid (class 7)

जीवस्थानानि (jīvasthānāni) - places of life, vital centers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of jīvasthāna

jīvasthāna - vital spot, place of life

Tatpuruṣa compound: jīva (life) + sthāna (place).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jīva+sthāna)

• jīva – life, soul, living being, vital principle
  noun (masculine)
  From root jīv (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• sthāna – place, position, site, abode
  noun (neuter)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of bhinatti.

तानि (tāni) - Refers to jīvasthānāni. (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here in apposition to marmāṇi, implying accusative.

मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - Anatomical points where injury is fatal. (vital spots, vulnerable points, weak points)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable point, weak point, secret

From root mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of viddhi.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, recognize

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative active second singular (irregular form). Root vid (class 2, 'to know').

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.