मर्मस्पर्शी (marmasparshii)
adjective
A literary/formal adjective describing something that touches the heart or soul -- 'poignant, moving, touching.' Built from मर्म (marm, 'core/vital point') plus स्पर्शी (sparshii, 'touching').
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deeply moving, touching (emotionally)
adjective
Synonyms: हृदयस्पर्शी (hridyasparshii, literary), भावुक (bhaavuk), दिल को छू लेने वाला (dil ko chhoo lene vaalaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this word most often in book reviews, obituary tributes, or descriptions of a moving film or speech -- the kind of formal register you'd read in a newspaper's culture page rather than hear at the dinner table. It pairs naturally with nouns like कहानी (kahaanii, 'story'), दृश्य (drishy, 'scene'), or भाषण (bhaashan, 'speech').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for this word in casual speech where a simpler phrase like दिल को छू गया (dil ko chhoo gayaa, 'it touched the heart') would sound more natural -- मर्मस्पर्शी (marmasparshii) belongs to written or formal spoken registers, such as describing a film, story, or speech. 2) It describes something evoking pathos or emotional depth, not simply something 'nice' or 'sweet' -- it is not a casual compliment word.
Sample Sentences:
यह एक मर्मस्पर्शी कहानी है।
This is a poignant story.
(yah ek marmasparshii kahaanii hai।)
फिल्म का अंतिम दृश्य बहुत मर्मस्पर्शी था।
The film's final scene was very touching.
(philm kaa antim drishy bahut marmasparshii thaa।)
लेखक ने अपने भाषण में मर्मस्पर्शी शब्दों में अपने गुरु को याद किया।
In his speech, the writer remembered his teacher in touching words.
(lekhak ne apne bhaashan men marmasparshii shabdon men apne guru ko yaad kiyaa।)
श्रद्धांजलि सभा में दिया गया भाषण इतना मर्मस्पर्शी था कि कई लोग रो पड़े।
The speech given at the tribute gathering was so poignant that many people broke down crying.
(shraddhaanjli sabhaa men diyaa gayaa bhaashan itnaa marmasparshii thaa ki kaii log ro pade।)
समीक्षक ने लिखा कि उपन्यास का हर अध्याय मर्मस्पर्शी है।
The critic wrote that every chapter of the novel is poignant.
(samiikshak ne likhaa ki upanyaas kaa har adhyaay marmasparshii hai।)
काश उनकी आत्मकथा इतनी मर्मस्पर्शी न होती, फिर पढ़ना इतना कठिन न लगता।
If only his autobiography weren't so poignant, reading it wouldn't feel this hard.
(kaash unkii aatmakthaa itnii marmasparshii n hotii, phir padhnaa itnaa kathin n lagtaa।)
क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि यह कहानी सचमुच मर्मस्पर्शी है, या केवल भावुक?
Do you think this story is truly poignant, or just sentimental?
(kyaa tumhen lagtaa hai ki yah kahaanii sachmuch marmasparshii hai, yaa keval bhaavuk?)
उनके निधन पर लिखा गया श्रद्धांजलि-लेख अत्यंत मर्मस्पर्शी था।
The tribute written on his passing was extremely poignant.
(unke nidhan par likhaa gayaa shraddhaanjli-lekh atyant marmasparshii thaa।)
आलोचकों का मानना है कि यह उनकी सबसे मर्मस्पर्शी रचना रहेगी।
Critics believe this will remain his most poignant work.
(aalochkon kaa maannaa hai ki yah unkii sabse marmasparshii rachnaa rahegii।)
निर्देशक ने ऐसा मर्मस्पर्शी दृश्य रचा है कि दर्शक अपने आंसू नहीं रोक पाते।
The director has crafted such a poignant scene that viewers cannot hold back their tears.
(nirdeshak ne aisaa marmasparshii drishy rachaa hai ki darshak apne aansoo nahiin rok paate।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
मर्मस्पर्शी
(marmasparshii)