मर्मन्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mr̥meno-, abstract noun derived from the root *mer- (“to die, decease”). Compare Old Armenian մարմին (marmin, “body”).
Noun
मर्मन् • (márman)
- mortal spot, vulnerable point, any open or exposed or weak or sensitive part of the body (in Nir. reckoned to be 107) (RV. etc.)
- the joint of a limb, any joint or articulation (ib.)
- the core of anything, the quick (ib.)
- any vital member or organ (compare अन्तर्मर्मन् (antar-marman))
- anything which requires to be kept concealed, secret quality, hidden meaning, any secret or mystery (MBh., Kāv. etc.)
Declension
| Neuter an-stem declension of मर्मन् (marman) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मर्म marma |
मर्मणी marmaṇī |
मर्माणि marmāṇi |
| Vocative | मर्मन् / मर्म marman / marma |
मर्मणी marmaṇī |
मर्माणि marmāṇi |
| Accusative | मर्म marma |
मर्मणी marmaṇī |
मर्माणि marmāṇi |
| Instrumental | मर्मणा marmaṇā |
मर्मभ्याम् marmabhyām |
मर्मभिः marmabhiḥ |
| Dative | मर्मणे marmaṇe |
मर्मभ्याम् marmabhyām |
मर्मभ्यः marmabhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मर्मणः marmaṇaḥ |
मर्मभ्याम् marmabhyām |
मर्मभ्यः marmabhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मर्मणः marmaṇaḥ |
मर्मणोः marmaṇoḥ |
मर्मणाम् marmaṇām |
| Locative | मर्मणि marmaṇi |
मर्मणोः marmaṇoḥ |
मर्मसु marmasu |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मर्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0791.
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