महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-23

यत्तु धर्मप्रवृत्तः सन्केशग्रहणमाप्तवान् ।
पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां तन्मे मर्माणि कृन्तति ॥२३॥

23. yattu dharmapravṛttaḥ sankeśagrahaṇamāptavān ,
paśyatāṁ sarvasainyānāṁ tanme marmāṇi kṛntati.

23. yat tu dharmapravṛttaḥ san keśagrahaṇam āptavān
| paśyatām sarvasainyānām tat me marmāṇi kṛntati

23. tu yat dharmapravṛttaḥ san (saḥ) keśagrahaṇam āptavān,
tat me marmāṇi kṛntati sarvasainyānām paśyatām

23. But the fact that he, though engaged in his intrinsic nature (dharma), suffered being seized by the hair, while all the armies watched – that indeed pierces my vital points.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• धर्मप्रवृत्तः (dharmapravṛttaḥ) - engaged in his intrinsic nature (dharma) (engaged in righteousness, devoted to duty, abiding by natural law)

• सन् (san) - being, existing

• केशग्रहणम् (keśagrahaṇam) - seized by the hair (seizing of hair, insult, humiliation)

• आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained, reached, received, suffered

• पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those watching (of those seeing, watching)

• सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies, of all soldiers

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable points

• कृन्तति (kṛntati) - cuts, pierces, severs

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

धर्मप्रवृत्तः (dharmapravṛttaḥ) - engaged in his intrinsic nature (dharma) (engaged in righteousness, devoted to duty, abiding by natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmapravṛtta

dharmapravṛtta - engaged in dharma, devoted to duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+pravṛtta)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• pravṛtta – engaged, active, set in motion
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-vṛt (to turn forward, to engage)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

सन् (san) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good

Present Active Participle

from root as- (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

केशग्रहणम् (keśagrahaṇam) - seized by the hair (seizing of hair, insult, humiliation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of keśagrahaṇa

keśagrahaṇa - seizing by the hair, indignity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśa+grahaṇa)

• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• grahaṇa – seizing, taking, apprehension
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root grah- (to seize)
  Root: grah (class 9)

आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained, reached, received, suffered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āptavat

āptavat - one who has obtained/reached

Perfect Active Participle

from root āp- (to obtain) with suffix -ktavat

Root: āp (class 5)

पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those watching (of those seeing, watching)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, watching

Present Active Participle

from root dṛś- (to see), but uses 'paśya' stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies, of all soldiers

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvasainya

sarvasainya - all armies, all soldiers

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sainya)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• sainya – army, soldiers
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital spots, vulnerable points

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of marman

marman - vital part, vulnerable spot

कृन्तति (kṛntati) - cuts, pierces, severs

(verb)

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

Root: kṛnt (class 6)