महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-56

निकृन्तमाना मर्माणि दृढावरणभेदिनः ।
मुसलानीव मे घ्नन्ति नेमे बाणाः शिखण्डिनः ॥५६॥

56. nikṛntamānā marmāṇi dṛḍhāvaraṇabhedinaḥ ,
musalānīva me ghnanti neme bāṇāḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ.

56. nikṛntamānāḥ marmāṇi dṛḍhāvaraṇabhedinaḥ
musalāni iva me ghnanti na ime bāṇāḥ śikhaṇḍinaḥ

56. ime bāṇāḥ marmāṇi nikṛntamānāḥ dṛḍhāvaraṇabhedinaḥ
musalāni iva me ghnanti na śikhaṇḍinaḥ

56. These arrows, cutting into my vital spots, piercing strong armor, and striking me as if they were maces, are not Śikhaṇḍin's.

Words meanings summery:

• निकृन्तमानाः (nikṛntamānāḥ) - cutting, severing, tearing

• मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable points

• दृढावरणभेदिनः (dṛḍhāvaraṇabhedinaḥ) - piercing strong armor

• मुसलानि (musalāni) - maces, pestles

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• मे (me) - to me, my

• घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they strike, they hurt, they kill

• न (na) - not

• इमे (ime) - these

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

• शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Śikhaṇḍin

Words meanings and morphology

निकृन्तमानाः (nikṛntamānāḥ) - cutting, severing, tearing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nikṛntamāna

nikṛntamāna - cutting, severing, tearing down

Present Middle Participle

Derived from 'ni' + root 'kṛt' (to cut) with the 'śānac' suffix, indicating a present middle participle.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable points

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - a vital spot, vulnerable point (in the body)

दृढावरणभेदिनः (dṛḍhāvaraṇabhedinaḥ) - piercing strong armor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛḍhāvaraṇabhedin

dṛḍhāvaraṇabhedin - one who pierces strong armor

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dṛḍhāvaraṇa+bhedin)

• dṛḍhāvaraṇa – strong armor
  noun (neuter)
• bhedin – piercing, breaking, one who breaks
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root 'bhid' (to break, pierce) with the 'ṇini' (or 'ini') suffix, indicating an agent or characteristic.
  Root: bhid (class 7)

मुसलानि (musalāni) - maces, pestles

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of musala

musala - mace, pestle, club

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

Note: Here functioning as indirect object 'to me' or possessive 'my'.

घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they strike, they hurt, they kill

(verb)

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

Root: han (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Śikhaṇḍin

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Śikhaṇḍin (a Kuru warrior, formerly Amba)