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Lemma: marman (n)
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any joint or articulation (MW)
any open or exposed or weak or sensitive part of the body (MW)
any secret or mystery (MW)
any vital member or organ (MW)
anything which requires to be kept concealed (MW)
hidden meaning (MW)
mortal spot (MW)
secret quality (MW)
the core of anything (MW)
the joint of a limb (MW)
the quick (MW)
vulnerable point (MW)
Topic
Frequency
war 92
Liberation, mokṣa, release 20
Mahābhārata 14
Yoga 13
Paraśurāma 13
Psychology 13
marman 6
rebirth, transmigration 6
karman doctrine 6
narrative literature 6
life, jīva 6
Indra 5
Kāmaśāstra 5
pathogenesis, origin of a disease 5
Agni 5
Bhakti 4
Medicine 4
against enemies, armies, weapons 4
King, rājanīti 4
Politics 4
jātaka, avadāna 4
śvāsa 3
ariṣṭa, riṣṭa, kālavijñāna 3
visarpa 3
dharma 3
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits 3
sākamedha 2
vraṇa, sore 2
Mahāyāna 2
Alchemy 2
fever, jvara, takman 2
against sorcery 2
fighting 2
Pārvatī 2
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī 2
against kṛtyās 2
Buddhism 2
Kashmirian Shivaism 2
Pashupata Shaivism 2
Buddha's life 2
marriage, wedding 2
Dharmaśāstra 2
Shivaite Tantrism 2
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 2
Shivaism, Śiva 2
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 1
creates fever 1
for protection, safety, and luck 1
for victory in battle 1
brahmahatyā 1
vānaprastha 1
Earth, bhūmi, pṛthivī 1
ghost, monster, demon 1
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech 1
Aśvins 1
Kirātārjunīya 1
sattra 1
unsteadiness of life 1
long live, āyus 1
Prostitution 1
gṛhastha, householder 1
arśas 1
Business law 1
Poetology 1
Nosology 1
subhāṣita 1
prāyaścitta 1
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 1
saṃskāras 1
urinary diseases 1
triguṇa 1
Women 1
(Im-)purity 1
āśā, hope 1
good behaviour 1
Law 1
varṇas, castes 1
Military science 1
bad behaviour 1
weapons, arms 1
Concept Notes Count marman [medic.] a mortal spot 100 secret information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" 3 mystery something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" 1 secret something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret" 1 vulnerability susceptibility to injury or attack 1
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