महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-17, verse-25

तेषु मर्मसु भिन्नेषु ततः स समुदीरयन् ।
आविश्य हृदयं जन्तोः सत्त्वं चाशु रुणद्धि वै ।
ततः स चेतनो जन्तुर्नाभिजानाति किंचन ॥२५॥

25. teṣu marmasu bhinneṣu tataḥ sa samudīrayan ,
āviśya hṛdayaṁ jantoḥ sattvaṁ cāśu ruṇaddhi vai ,
tataḥ sa cetano janturnābhijānāti kiṁcana.

25. teṣu marmasu bhinneṣu tataḥ saḥ
samudirayan āviśya hṛdayam jantoḥ sattvam
ca āśu ruṇaddhi vai tataḥ saḥ
cetanaḥ jantuḥ na abhijānāti kim cana

25. teṣu marmasu bhinneṣu tataḥ saḥ samudirayan jantoḥ hṛdayam āviśya ca āśu sattvam ruṇaddhi vai.
tataḥ saḥ cetanaḥ jantuḥ kim cana na abhijānāti.

25. When those vital points (marma) are injured, then that (force), stirring itself up, enters the heart of the living being and quickly obstructs its vital essence. Consequently, that conscious living being perceives nothing at all.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषु (teṣu) - when those (in those, among those)

• मर्मसु (marmasu) - vital points (marma) (in the vital points, among the vital points)

• भिन्नेषु (bhinneṣu) - are injured (when pierced, broken, injured)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, consequently)

• सः (saḥ) - that (force) (he, that)

• समुदिरयन् (samudirayan) - stirring itself up (causing to rise, agitating, stirring up)

• आविश्य (āviśya) - entering (having entered, entering)

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - the heart (heart, mind, core)

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of the living being (of the creature, of the living being)

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - its vital essence (being, existence, essence, vital power, mind)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• रुणद्धि (ruṇaddhi) - obstructs (obstructs, checks, hinders)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

• ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (then, therefrom, consequently)

• सः (saḥ) - that (he, that)

• चेतनः (cetanaḥ) - conscious (conscious, sentient, intelligent)

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being (creature, living being, person)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अभिजानाति (abhijānāti) - perceives (knows, perceives, recognizes)

• किम् (kim) - anything (what, anything)

• चन (cana) - at all (indeed, even, any)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषु (teṣu) - when those (in those, among those)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Locative absolute construction.

मर्मसु (marmasu) - vital points (marma) (in the vital points, among the vital points)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital point, vulnerable spot, secret

Root: mṛ

Note: Locative absolute construction.

भिन्नेषु (bhinneṣu) - are injured (when pierced, broken, injured)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhinna

bhinna - pierced, broken, injured

Past Passive Participle

From root bhid (to break, pierce)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Past passive participle in locative absolute.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, consequently)

(indeclinable)

Adverb

Note: Conjunction.

सः (saḥ) - that (force) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समुदिरयन् (samudirayan) - stirring itself up (causing to rise, agitating, stirring up)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudirayat

samudirayat - causing to rise, agitating, stirring up

Present Active Participle

From root īr (to stir, move) with upasargas sam- and ud-

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Agent of action.

आविश्य (āviśya) - entering (having entered, entering)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root viś (to enter) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Absolutive.

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - the heart (heart, mind, core)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core

Note: Object of 'āviśya'.

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of the living being (of the creature, of the living being)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, person

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Possessive, modifies 'hṛdayam'.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - its vital essence (being, existence, essence, vital power, mind)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, essence, vital power, mind, courage

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'ruṇaddhi'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb

Note: Modifies 'ruṇaddhi'.

रुणद्धि (ruṇaddhi) - obstructs (obstructs, checks, hinders)

(verb)

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

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: The subject is the implied force (saḥ) that also enters the heart.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (then, therefrom, consequently)

(indeclinable)

Adverb

सः (saḥ) - that (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चेतनः (cetanaḥ) - conscious (conscious, sentient, intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, sentient, intelligent

From root cit (to perceive, know)

Root: cit (class 1)

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being (creature, living being, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, person

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अभिजानाति (abhijānāti) - perceives (knows, perceives, recognizes)

(verb)

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

With upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Negated by 'na'.

किम् (kim) - anything (what, anything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, anything

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun

Note: Object of 'abhijānāti'.

चन (cana) - at all (indeed, even, any)

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Emphatic particle.