महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-75

संरोहति शरैर्विद्धं वनं परशुना हतम् ।
वाचा दुरुक्तं बीभत्सं न संरोहति वाक्क्षतम् ॥७५॥

75. saṁrohati śarairviddhaṁ vanaṁ paraśunā hatam ,
vācā duruktaṁ bībhatsaṁ na saṁrohati vākkṣatam.

75. saṃrohati śaraiḥ viddhaṃ vanaṃ paraśunā hatam
vācā duruktaṃ bībhatsaṃ na saṃrohati vākṣatam

75. A forest, even when pierced by arrows or cut down by an axe, grows back. But a hateful, ill-spoken verbal wound caused by speech does not heal.

Words meanings summery:

• संरोहति (saṁrohati) - grows again, sprouts, heals

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• विद्धं (viddhaṁ) - pierced, wounded, struck

• वनं (vanaṁ) - a forest, wood, grove

• परशुना (paraśunā) - by an axe

• हतम् (hatam) - cut, struck, smitten

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by words

• दुरुक्तं (duruktaṁ) - ill-spoken, harsh words, abuse

• बीभत्सं (bībhatsaṁ) - disgusting, abominable, hateful

• न (na) - not, no

• संरोहति (saṁrohati) - grows again, sprouts, heals

• वाक्षतम् (vākṣatam) - a verbal wound, injury by words

Words meanings and morphology

संरोहति (saṁrohati) - grows again, sprouts, heals

(verb)

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

Present Active

Verb root ruh with upasarga sam (prefixed)

Prefix: sam

Root: ruh (class 1)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, rush

विद्धं (viddhaṁ) - pierced, wounded, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viddha

viddha - pierced, struck, wounded, hit

Past Passive Participle

From verb root vyadh (to pierce, strike)

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vanaṃ'

वनं (vanaṁ) - a forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

परशुना (paraśunā) - by an axe

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paraśu

paraśu - axe, hatchet, battle-axe

हतम् (hatam) - cut, struck, smitten

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hata

hata - struck, killed, smitten, destroyed, cut down

Past Passive Participle

From verb root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vanaṃ'

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

दुरुक्तं (duruktaṁ) - ill-spoken, harsh words, abuse

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durukta

durukta - ill-spoken, harsh speech, abuse, bad word

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From verb root vac (to speak) with upasarga dur (badly, ill-)

Prefix: dur

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vākṣatam'

बीभत्सं (bībhatsaṁ) - disgusting, abominable, hateful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bībhatsa

bībhatsa - disgusting, abhorrent, horrible, foul, hateful

Intensive form of root badh (to torment) or bhī (to fear)

Note: Agrees with 'vākṣatam'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संरोहति (saṁrohati) - grows again, sprouts, heals

(verb)

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

Present Active

Verb root ruh with upasarga sam (prefixed)

Prefix: sam

Root: ruh (class 1)

वाक्षतम् (vākṣatam) - a verbal wound, injury by words

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākṣata

vākṣata - wound from words, verbal injury, harm by speech

Compound of vāc (speech) and kṣata (wound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+kṣata)

• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
• kṣata – wound, injury, damage, hurt
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From root kṣaṇ (to injure)
  Root: kṣaṇ