महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-116, verse-17

दह्यतेऽदः शरीरं मे संस्यूतोऽस्मि महेषुभिः ।
मर्माणि परिदूयन्ते वदनं मम शुष्यति ॥१७॥

17. dahyate'daḥ śarīraṁ me saṁsyūto'smi maheṣubhiḥ ,
marmāṇi paridūyante vadanaṁ mama śuṣyati.

17. dahyate adaḥ śarīraṃ me saṃsyūtaḥ asmi maheṣubhiḥ
marmāṇi paridūyante vadanaṃ mama śuṣyati

17. me adaḥ śarīraṃ dahyate maheṣubhiḥ saṃsyūtaḥ
asmi marmāṇi paridūyante mama vadanaṃ śuṣyati

17. This body of mine is burning; I am pierced through by great arrows. My vital spots are greatly pained, and my mouth is drying up.

Words meanings summery:

• दह्यते (dahyate) - is burning (with pain and thirst) (is burned, is consumed, is afflicted by heat)

• अदः (adaḥ) - this (referring to the speaker's body) (this, that, yonder)

• शरीरं (śarīraṁ) - body (body, physical frame)

• मे (me) - my (possessive) (my, of me, to me)

• संस्यूतः (saṁsyūtaḥ) - pierced through (by arrows) (pierced, sewn together, strung)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• महेषुभिः (maheṣubhiḥ) - by great arrows

• मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots (vital spots, vulnerable points)

• परिदूयन्ते (paridūyante) - are greatly pained (are greatly pained, suffer immensely)

• वदनं (vadanaṁ) - mouth (implying dryness due to thirst) (face, mouth, mouth cavity)

• मम (mama) - my (possessive) (my, of me)

• शुष्यति (śuṣyati) - is drying up (due to thirst) (is drying up, withers)

Words meanings and morphology

दह्यते (dahyate) - is burning (with pain and thirst) (is burned, is consumed, is afflicted by heat)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dah

Present Passive Indicative

Derived from root dah (Class 1, dahati), passive form in present tense.

Root: dah (class 1)

अदः (adaḥ) - this (referring to the speaker's body) (this, that, yonder)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adas

adas - this, that, yonder

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'śarīram'.

शरीरं (śarīraṁ) - body (body, physical frame)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical frame, form, substance

मे (me) - my (possessive) (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Could also be dative, but genitive 'my' fits context better with 'śarīram'.

संस्यूतः (saṁsyūtaḥ) - pierced through (by arrows) (pierced, sewn together, strung)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsyūta

saṁsyūta - sewn together, pierced through, connected

Past Passive Participle

Formed from sam- (prefix) + root syū (to sew, to string, to pierce).

Prefix: sam

Root: syū (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I' (asmi).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

Root as, present tense, first person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

महेषुभिः (maheṣubhiḥ) - by great arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maheṣu

maheṣu - great arrow

Compound of mahā (great) and iṣu (arrow).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)

मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots (vital spots, vulnerable points)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable point, secret

Note: Functions as the subject of 'paridūyante'.

परिदूयन्ते (paridūyante) - are greatly pained (are greatly pained, suffer immensely)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of dū

Present Middle Indicative

Derived from root dū (Class 2, dunoti), middle voice in present tense, with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: dū (class 2)

वदनं (vadanaṁ) - mouth (implying dryness due to thirst) (face, mouth, mouth cavity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth, speech

Derived from root vad (to speak).

Root: vad (class 1)

मम (mama) - my (possessive) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Standard genitive form of asmad.

शुष्यति (śuṣyati) - is drying up (due to thirst) (is drying up, withers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śuṣ

Present Indicative

Derived from root śuṣ (Class 4, śuṣyati), present tense.

Root: śuṣ (class 4)