Pāli Dictionary

māra

marrootasuffix

via inflected form māre · accusative plural / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

mar1මැරෙනවා

Synonyms

maccu

doctrine

  • මරණය; මරණය පුද්ගලාරෝපණය; මරන්නා

  • death; Death personified; the killer

  • Snp 5.11

    etadaññāya ye satā, diṭṭhadhamm'ābhinibbutā, na te māravas'ānugo, na te mārassa paddhagū'ti.

  • SN 35.240

    evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, tumhe'pi māro pāpimā satataṃ samitaṃ paccupaṭṭhito, app'eva nām'āhaṃ imesaṃ cakkhuto vā otāraṃ labheyyaṃ

  • මාරයා; වසවත්තිමාරයා; කුසල් දහම් වළක්වන්නා; කිලෙස් මාරයා ආදිය

  • the Evil One; the Tempter; Māra (as a deity or the personification of defilements, aggregates, and worldly existence that obstructs liberation)

  • Snp 5.11

    etadaññāya ye satā, diṭṭhadhamm'ābhinibbutā, na te māravas'ānugo, na te mārassa paddhagū'ti.

  • SN 35.240

    evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, tumhe'pi māro pāpimā satataṃ samitaṃ paccupaṭṭhito, app'eva nām'āhaṃ imesaṃ cakkhuto vā otāraṃ labheyyaṃ

māreti

marrootesuffixtisuffix

via inflected form māre · 1st person·imperative·reflexive singular / 3rd person·optative singular / 2nd person·optative singular / 1st person·optative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

mar1මැරෙනවා

ethics

  • මරයි; ඝාතනය කරයි

  • kills; murders; causes to die

  • DN 23

    yasmā ca kho ime bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā na evaṃ jānanti, ito no matānaṃ seyyo bhavissatī'ti, tasmā ime bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā jīvitukāmā amaritukāmā sukhakāmā dukkhapaṭikūlā attānaṃ na mārenti.

marati

approximate

marrootasuffix

via inflected form mare · 1st person·present·reflexive singular / 1st person·imperative·reflexive singular / 3rd person·optative singular / 2nd person·optative singular / 1st person·optative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

byāpajjati, miyyati, mīyati

general

  • මිය යයි; මරනු ලැබෙයි; ජීවිතය අහිමි වෙයි

  • dies; is killed; loses one’s life

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