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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	māro	mārā
Accusative (second)	māraṃ	māre
Instrumental (third)	mārena	mārehi or mārebhi
Dative (fourth)	mārassa or mārāya or māratthaṃ	mārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mārasmā or māramhā or mārā	mārehi or mārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	mārassa	mārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mārasmiṃ or māramhi or māre	māresu
Vocative (calling)	māra	mārā

Proper noun

māra m

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

Declension

Declension table of "māra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	māro	mārā
Accusative (second)	māraṃ	māre
Instrumental (third)	mārena	mārehi or mārebhi
Dative (fourth)	mārassa or mārāya or māratthaṃ	mārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	mārasmā or māramhā or mārā	mārehi or mārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	mārassa	mārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	mārasmiṃ or māramhi or māre	māresu
Vocative (calling)	māra	mārā

Descendants

• Burmese: မာရ်နတ် (marnat)
• Mon: မာ

References

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