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मर्मन्

मर्मन्

Sanskrit

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.)

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