Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.23.3

na tathā tapyate viddhaḥ

pumān bāṇais tu marma-gaiḥ

yathā tudanti marma-sthā

hy asatāḿ paruṣeṣavaḥ

SYNONYMS

na — not; tathā — in the same way; tapyate — is caused pain; viddhaḥ — pierced; pumān — a person; bāṇaiḥ — by arrows; tu — however; marma-gaiḥ — going to the heart; yathā — as; tudanti — prick; marma-sthāḥ — attaching within the heart; hi — indeed; asatām — of evil persons; paruṣa — harsh (words); iṣavaḥ — the arrows.

TRANSLATION

Sharp arrows which pierce one's chest and reach the heart do not cause as much suffering as the arrows of harsh, insulting words that become lodged within the heart when spoken by uncivilized men.

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