महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-15

वपन्व्रणे क्षारमिव क्षतानां शत्रुकर्शन ।
विदीर्यते मे हृदयं त्वया वाक्शल्यपीडितम् ॥१५॥

15. vapanvraṇe kṣāramiva kṣatānāṁ śatrukarśana ,
vidīryate me hṛdayaṁ tvayā vākśalyapīḍitam.

15. vapan vraṇe kṣāram iva kṣatānām śatrukārśana
vidīryate me hṛdayam tvayā vākśalyapīḍitam

15. śatrukārśana vraṇe kṣāram iva vapan tvayā
vākśalyapīḍitam me hṛdayam vidīryate

15. O tormentor of enemies (śatrukārśana), my heart, afflicted by the arrow-like pain of your words, is torn apart by you, just like caustic scattered upon wounds.

Words meanings summery:

• वपन् (vapan) - scattering (scattering, sowing, throwing)

• व्रणे (vraṇe) - on wounds (on a wound, in a wound)

• क्षारम् (kṣāram) - caustic (caustic, alkali, salt, saline)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• क्षतानाम् (kṣatānām) - of the wounded, of the injured

• शत्रुकार्शन (śatrukārśana) - O tormentor of enemies (śatrukārśana) (O tormentor of foes, O weakener of enemies)

• विदीर्यते (vidīryate) - is torn apart (is torn apart, bursts, splits open)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart (heart, mind, core)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• वाक्शल्यपीडितम् (vākśalyapīḍitam) - afflicted by the arrow-like pain of your words (tormented by verbal arrows, afflicted by arrow-like words)

Words meanings and morphology

वपन् (vapan) - scattering (scattering, sowing, throwing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vapat

vapat - scattering, sowing, throwing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from root vap, masculine nominative singular

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'tvam'.

व्रणे (vraṇe) - on wounds (on a wound, in a wound)

(noun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of vraṇa

vraṇa - wound, injury, ulcer

Note: Indicates location.

क्षारम् (kṣāram) - caustic (caustic, alkali, salt, saline)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣāra

kṣāra - caustic, alkali, salt, saline

Note: Object of 'vapan'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

क्षतानाम् (kṣatānām) - of the wounded, of the injured

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣata

kṣata - wounded, injured, harmed

Past Passive Participle

From root kṣan (to hurt) or kṣā (to injure)

Root: kṣaṇ/kṣā (class 8)

Note: Refers to the wounds on the injured ones, or of the injured ones.

शत्रुकार्शन (śatrukārśana) - O tormentor of enemies (śatrukārśana) (O tormentor of foes, O weakener of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatrukārśana

śatrukārśana - tormenting enemies, weakening foes

Compound of śatru (enemy) and kārśana (making thin, tormenting)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+kārśana)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śath (class 1)
• kārśana – causing to waste away, weakening, tormenting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root kṛś 'to become thin, emaciated', causal
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

विदीर्यते (vidīryate) - is torn apart (is torn apart, bursts, splits open)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vidīr

present tense

From prefix vi + root dṛ, Present third person singular, passive voice

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'hṛdayam'.

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive adjective for 'hṛdayam'.

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart (heart, mind, core)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core

Root: hṛd

Note: Subject of 'vidīryate'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वाक्शल्यपीडितम् (vākśalyapīḍitam) - afflicted by the arrow-like pain of your words (tormented by verbal arrows, afflicted by arrow-like words)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākśalyapīḍita

vākśalyapīḍita - tormented by verbal arrows, afflicted by arrow-like words

Compound of vāc (speech), śalya (arrow), and pīḍita (afflicted)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+śalya+pīḍita)

• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
  from root vac 'to speak'
  Root: vac (class 2)
• śalya – arrow, dart, spear, thorn
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śal (class 1)
• pīḍita – afflicted, tormented, oppressed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pīḍ 'to pain, afflict'
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'hṛdayam'.