मर्मन् [marman] n. n. [मृ-मनिन्]
(a) A vital part of the body, the vitals, weak or tender point of the body); तथैव तीव्रो हृदि शोकशङ्कुर्मर्माणि कृन्तन्नपि किं न सोढः
[U.3.35;] [Y. 1.153;] [Bk.16;] स्वहृदयमर्मणि वर्म करोति
[Gīt.4.] (b) Any vital member or organ.
Any weak or vulnerable point, a defect, failing; तेऽन्योन्यमभिसंसृत्य क्षिपन्तो मर्मभिर्मिथः
[Bhāg.8.1.27.] The core, quick.
Any joint (of a limb).
The secret or hidden meaning, the pith or essence (of anything); काव्यमर्मप्रकाशिका टीका; नत्वा गङ्गाधरं मर्मप्रकाशं तनुते गुरुम्नागेशभट्ट.
A secret, a mystery.
Truth. -Comp.
-अतिग a. a. piercing deeply into the vital parts; तथा मर्मातिगैर्भीष्मो निजघान महारथान्
[Mb. 6.9.85;] मर्मातिगैरनृजुभिर्नितरामशुद्धैर्वाक्सायकैरथ तुतोद तदा विपक्षः
[Śi.2.77.] अन्वेषणम् probing the vital parts.
seeking weak or vulnerable points.
-आवरणम् an armour, a coat of mail.
-आविध्, -उपघातिन् a. a. piercing the vitals (of the heart); अपि मर्माविधो वाचः सत्यं रोमाञ्च- यन्ति माम्
[Mv.3.1;] चिरं क्लिशित्वा मर्माविध् (v. l. मर्माविद्) रामो विलुभितप्लवम्
[Bk.5.52.] -कीलः a husband.
-ग a. a. piercing to the quick, very acute, poignant.
-घातः wounding the vitals.
-घ्न a. a. piercing the vitals, excessively painful.
-चरम् the heart.
-छिद्, -भिद् (so-छेदिन्,
-भेदिन्) a.
piercing the vitals, cutting to the quick, excessively painful; प्रहरति विधिर्मर्मच्छेदी न कृन्तति जीवितम्
[U.3.31;] [Māl.9.12.] wounding mortally, mortal.
-जम् blood.
-ज्ञ a.,
knowing the weak or vulnerable points of another;
[Pt.1.248.] knowing the most secret portions of a subject.
knowing secrets or mysteries.
having a deep insight into anything, exceedingly acute or clever. (-ज्ञः) any acute or learned man; ते ह्यस्य मर्मज्ञभयात् नापराध्यन्ति
[Kau.A.1.8.] -ज्ञानम् knowledge of a secret.-त्रम् a coat of mail.
-पारग a. a. ahaving a deep insight into, thoroughly conversant with, one who has entered into the secret recesses of anything.
-पीडा pain in the inmost soul.
भेदः piercing the vitals.
disclosing the secrets or vulnerable points of another.
-भेदनः, -भेदिन् m. m. an arrow.
-विद् see मर्मज्ञ.-संधिः m. (pl.) joints and articulations. -स्थलम्,
स्थानम् a sensitive or vital part.
a weak or vulnerable point.
piercing the vitals, stinging to the quick; त एते हृदयमर्मस्पृशः संसारभावाः
[U.] very cutting, poignant, sharp or stinging (words &c.).