महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-225, verse-17

अजातशत्रौ तु जिते निकृत्या दुःशासनो यत्परुषाण्यवोचत् ।
तानि प्रविष्टानि वृकोदराङ्गं दहन्ति मर्माग्निरिवेन्धनानि ॥१७॥

17. ajātaśatrau tu jite nikṛtyā; duḥśāsano yatparuṣāṇyavocat ,
tāni praviṣṭāni vṛkodarāṅgaṁ; dahanti marmāgnirivendhanāni.

17. ajātashatrau tu jite nikṛtyā duḥśāsanaḥ yat paruṣāṇi avocat
tāni praviṣṭāni vṛkodarāṅgam dahanti marmāgniḥ iva indhanāni

17. When Ajatashatru (Yudhishthira) was defeated by deceit, Dushasana spoke harsh words. Those words have penetrated Bhima's (Vrikodara's) body and burn him, just as a fire attacking vital points consumes fuel.

Words meanings summery:

• अजातस्हत्रौ (ajātashatrau) - regarding Yudhishthira, who has no enemies (in Ajatashatru, to Ajatashatru (he who has no enemies))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)

• जिते (jite) - when defeated (having been conquered, having been defeated)

• निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit (by trickery, by deceit, by fraud)

• दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Dushasana

• यत् (yat) - what (in the sense of 'the words which') (what, which, that)

• परुषाणि (paruṣāṇi) - harsh words (harsh, rough, cruel (words))

• अवोचत् (avocat) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

• तानि (tāni) - those (words) (those, them)

• प्रविष्टानि (praviṣṭāni) - having penetrated (having entered, penetrated)

• वृकोदराङ्गम् (vṛkodarāṅgam) - Bhima's body (the body of Vrikodara (Bhima))

• दहन्ति (dahanti) - they burn (they burn, they consume)

• मर्माग्निः (marmāgniḥ) - a fire attacking vital points (a fire at vital spots)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

• इन्धनानि (indhanāni) - fuel (fuel, firewood)

Words meanings and morphology

अजातस्हत्रौ (ajātashatrau) - regarding Yudhishthira, who has no enemies (in Ajatashatru, to Ajatashatru (he who has no enemies))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ajātashatru

ajātashatru - one whose enemies are not born, one who has no enemies (epithet of Yudhishthira)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+jāta+shatru)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jāta – born, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• shatru – enemy, rival
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

जिते (jite) - when defeated (having been conquered, having been defeated)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jita

jita - conquered, vanquished, defeated

Past Passive Participle

from ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ajātashatrau.

निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit (by trickery, by deceit, by fraud)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nikṛti

nikṛti - deceit, fraud, trickery, humiliation

from ni-kṛ (to humiliate, deceive)

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Dushasana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥśāsana

duḥśāsana - Dushasana (a character in Mahabharata), hard to rule/control

lit. 'hard to rule/control'

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+śāsana)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• śāsana – ruling, governing, teaching, command
  noun (masculine)
  from śās (to rule, teach)
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'avocat'.

यत् (yat) - what (in the sense of 'the words which') (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Connects to 'paruṣāṇi'.

परुषाणि (paruṣāṇi) - harsh words (harsh, rough, cruel (words))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of paruṣa

paruṣa - harsh, rough, cruel, severe

Note: Direct object of 'avocat'.

अवोचत् (avocat) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vac

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तानि (tāni) - those (words) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers back to 'paruṣāṇi'.

प्रविष्टानि (praviṣṭāni) - having penetrated (having entered, penetrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, penetrated

Past Passive Participle

from pra-viś (to enter)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'tāni'.

वृकोदराङ्गम् (vṛkodarāṅgam) - Bhima's body (the body of Vrikodara (Bhima))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛkodarāṅga

vṛkodarāṅga - body of Vrikodara

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkodara+aṅga)

• vṛkodara – wolf-bellied, an epithet of Bhima
  proper noun (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

दहन्ति (dahanti) - they burn (they burn, they consume)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'tāni' (the words).

मर्माग्निः (marmāgniḥ) - a fire attacking vital points (a fire at vital spots)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marmāgni

marmāgni - fire at vital spots, a burning torment at the vitals

Compound type : tatpurusha (marman+agni)

• marman – vital spot, vulnerable point
  noun (neuter)
• agni – fire, Agni (god of fire)
  noun (masculine)

Note: In comparison with 'indhanāni'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

इन्धनानि (indhanāni) - fuel (fuel, firewood)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indhana

indhana - fuel, firewood, kindling

from indh (to kindle)

Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Being burned by 'marmāgniḥ'.