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)

  1. mortal spot, vulnerable point, any open or exposed or weak or sensitive part of the body (in Nir. reckoned to be 107) (RV. etc.)
  2. the joint of a limb, any joint or articulation (ib.)
  3. the core of anything, the quick (ib.)
  4. any vital member or organ (compare अन्तर्मर्मन् (antar-marman))
  5. 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

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0791
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