māra

See also: mara, Mara, mará, mára, Māra, mära, and Mářa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• मार (Devanagari script)
• মার (Bengali script)
• මාර (Sinhalese script)
• မာရ (Burmese script)
• มาร (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາຣ or ມາຣະ (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

References

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