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Entry मार

मारmāraKilling, slaughter, slaying; अशेष- प्राणिनामासीदमारो दश वत्सरान् Rāj.T.5.64.
[मृ-घञ्]
1. Killing, slaughter, slaying; अशेष- प्राणिनामासीदमारो दश वत्सरान् Rāj.T.5.64.
2. An obstacle, hindrance, opposition.
3. The god of love; श्यामात्मा कुटिलः करोतु कबरीभारोपि मारोद्यमम् Gīt.3; (where मार primarily means 'killing'); Nāg.1.1.
4. Love, passion.
5. The thorn-apple (धत्तूर).
6. An evil one, a destroyer; the tempter (according to Buddhists); सेर्ष्यं मारवधूभिरित्यभिहितो बोधौ जिनः पातु वः Nāg.1.1; Pt.5. 14.
7. Death.
Derived forms and compounds
- -अङ्क Adjective 'marked by love', displaying signs of love; माराङ्के रतिकेलिसंकुलरणारम्भे Gīt.12.
- -अभिभूः (भुः ?) an epithet of a Buddha.
- -अरिः रिपुः Śiva.
- -आत्मक Adjective murderous; कथं मारात्मके त्वयि विश्वासः कर्तव्यः H.1.
- -जातकः a cat.
- -जित्
  
  Masculine an epithet of Śiva.
  
  of a Buddha.
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