महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-30, verse-25

बुद्धिरुवाच ।
नेमे बाणास्तरिष्यन्ति मामलर्क कथंचन ।
तवैव मर्म भेत्स्यन्ति भिन्नमर्मा मरिष्यसि ॥२५॥

25. buddhiruvāca ,
neme bāṇāstariṣyanti māmalarka kathaṁcana ,
tavaiva marma bhetsyanti bhinnamarmā mariṣyasi.

25. buddhiḥ uvāca na ime bāṇāḥ tariṣyanti mām alarka
kathaṃcana tava eva marma bhetsyanti bhinnamarmā mariṣyasi

25. The Intellect (buddhi) said: 'These arrows, O Alarka, will not pierce me in any way. They will, in fact, pierce your own vital points (marmam), and with your vital points shattered, you will die.'

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - The personified Intellect speaking. (intellect, understanding)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• न (na) - not, no

• इमे (ime) - Referring to the arrows mentioned later. (these)

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - The arrows shot by Alarka. (arrows)

• तरिष्यन्ति (tariṣyanti) - Will pierce, referring to the arrows piercing the Intellect. (will cross, will overcome, will penetrate)

• माम् (mām) - The Intellect referring to itself. (me)

• अलर्क (alarka) - Addressing King Alarka. (O Alarka)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

• तव (tava) - Referring to Alarka's own. (your)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes that it's Alarka's own vital points. (only, indeed, certainly)

• मर्म (marma) - A physical vital point, critical for life. (vital point, vulnerable spot)

• भेत्स्यन्ति (bhetsyanti) - The arrows will pierce the vital points. (will pierce, will break, will shatter)

• भिन्नमर्मा (bhinnamarmā) - Alarka, whose vital points will be shattered. (having vital points pierced/shattered)

• मरिष्यसि (mariṣyasi) - Alarka will die. (you will die)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - The personified Intellect speaking. (intellect, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, reason

From root budh (to know).

Root: budh (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active

Irregular perfect formation from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - Referring to the arrows mentioned later. (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Masculine nominative plural form.

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - The arrows shot by Alarka. (arrows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

तरिष्यन्ति (tariṣyanti) - Will pierce, referring to the arrows piercing the Intellect. (will cross, will overcome, will penetrate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of tṛ

Future active

From root tṛ (to cross), with future suffix -sya-

Root: tṛ (class 1)

माम् (mām) - The Intellect referring to itself. (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

अलर्क (alarka) - Addressing King Alarka. (O Alarka)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of alarka

alarka - name of a king, a dog

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - Referring to Alarka's own. (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Also can be used as possessive adjective.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes that it's Alarka's own vital points. (only, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

मर्म (marma) - A physical vital point, critical for life. (vital point, vulnerable spot)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of marman

marman - vital part, vulnerable spot, secret, essence

n-stem noun.

Root: mṛ

भेत्स्यन्ति (bhetsyanti) - The arrows will pierce the vital points. (will pierce, will break, will shatter)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhid

Future active

From root bhid (to split) with future suffix -sya-

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: The subject 'bāṇāḥ' is implied here as they are performing the action.

भिन्नमर्मा (bhinnamarmā) - Alarka, whose vital points will be shattered. (having vital points pierced/shattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinnamarman

bhinnamarman - having vital parts broken or pierced

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+marman)

• bhinna – broken, split, pierced, separate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhid (to split)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• marman – vital part, vulnerable spot
  noun (neuter)
  n-stem noun.
  Root: mṛ

Note: Qualifies Alarka (implied subject).

मरिष्यसि (mariṣyasi) - Alarka will die. (you will die)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of mṛ

Future active

From root mṛ (to die) with future suffix -sya-

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'you' (Alarka).