māra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mara"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀫𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • मार (Devanagari script)
  • মার (Bengali script)
  • මාර (Sinhalese script)
  • မာရ or မႃရ (Burmese script)
  • มาร or มาระ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມາຣ or ມາຣະ or ມາລະ (Lao script)
  • មារ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

māra m

  1. killer
  2. one who frustrates other's benefaction

Declension

Declension table of "māra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)māromārā
Accusative (second)māraṃmāre
Instrumental (third)mārenamārehi or mārebhi
Dative (fourth)mārassa or mārāya or māratthaṃmārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)mārasmā or māramhā or mārāmārehi or mārebhi
Genitive (sixth)mārassamārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)mārasmiṃ or māramhi or māremāresu
Vocative (calling)māramārā

Proper noun

māra m

  1. Mara, the Evil One, the tempter, death personified

Declension

Declension table of "māra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)māromārā
Accusative (second)māraṃmāre
Instrumental (third)mārenamārehi or mārebhi
Dative (fourth)mārassa or mārāya or māratthaṃmārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)mārasmā or māramhā or mārāmārehi or mārebhi
Genitive (sixth)mārassamārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)mārasmiṃ or māramhi or māremāresu
Vocative (calling)māramārā

Descendants

  • → Burmese: မာရ် (mar)
  • → Burmese: မာရ်နတ် (marnat)
  • → Khmer: មារ (miə)
  • → Mon: မာ
  • → Northern Thai: ᨾᩣ᩠ᩁ
  • → Thai: มาร (maan)

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “māra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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