lacerate:

tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin)

lacerate:

tear or make deep cuts in (flesh or skin)

(Verb)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana: Although Jatayu was lacerated by Ravana’s arrows, he kept fighting fiercely till his wings were clipped, causing him to fall helplessly on the ground.

Mahabharata: Pointing to the marks on his body where Arjuna’s arrows had lacerated him, Drona angrily asked Duryodhana, “What other proof of my loyalty can I give you?”

Bhagavad-gita:  Although our body can be lacerated in hundreds of ways, none of those ways can even scratch the soul.