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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. 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

      1. Masculine an epithet of Śiva.
      2. of a Buddha.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. मारmāra[mâr-a] a. killing, destroying; m. death; plague; killing; obstacle; love, god of love; Tempter, Devil (B.):…

    [mâr-a] adjective killing, destroying; masculine death; plague; killing; obstacle; love, god of love; Tempter, Devil (Buddhistic term): -ka, --˚, adjective (i-kâ) kill ing; masculine murderer; plague, pestilence (also personified).

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. मारmāramfn. (√मृ) killing, destroying
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√मृ) killing, destroying
    2. masculine gender death, pestilence VarBr2S. AV.Paris3.
    3. masculine gender slaying, killing Ra1jat. (confer, compare पशु-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    4. masculine gender an obstacle, hindrance Va1s.
    5. masculine gender the passion of love, god of love Hariv. Ka1v. Katha1s.
    6. masculine gender (with Buddhists Buddhists) the Destroyer, Evil One (who tempts men to indulge their passions and is the great enemy of the Buddha बुद्ध and his religion; four Ma1ras मार s are enumerated in Dharmas. 80, viz. स्कन्ध-, क्लेश-, देवपुत्र-, and मृत्यु-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied; but the later Buddhist Buddhist theory of races of gods led to the figment of millions of Ma1ras मार s ruled over by a chief Ma1ra मार) MWB. 208 etc.
    7. masculine gender the thorn-apple Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender pestilence (also personified as the goddess of death and identified with Durga1 दुर्गा) AV.Paris3. Katha1s. Pur.
  2. अकुमारakumāram. not a boy (said of Indra इन्द्र) RV. i, 155, 6.

    masculine gender not a boy (said of Indra इन्द्र) fg-veda i, 155, 6.

  3. अगस्त्यमार्गagastyamārgam. the path of Agastya अगस्त्य (Canopus), i.e. the South.

    masculine gender the path of Agastya अगस्त्य (Canopus), id est the South.

  4. अग्निकुमारagnikumāram. a particular preparation of various drugs. N. of a class of Bhavanava1sin भवनवासिन् deities Jain.

    masculine gender a particular preparation of various drugs. Name of a class of Bhavanava1sin भवनवासिन् deities Jain.

  5. अग्निमारुतिagnimārutim. N. of Agastya अगस्त्य L.
    1. masculine gender Name of Agastya अगस्त्य Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender confer, compare आग्निमारुत .
  6. अघमारaghamāramfn. fearfully destructive AV.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective fearfully destructive AV.

  7. अघोरमार्गaghoramārgam. a particular sect of S3aivas शैव s who eat loathsome food and are addicted to disgusting practices.

    masculine gender a particular sect of S3aivas शैव s who eat loathsome food and are addicted to disgusting practices.

  8. अजमारajamāram. N. of a tribe or prince, (g. कुर्व्-आदि, q.v.)

    masculine gender Name of a tribe or prince, (gaRa कुर्व्-आदि, quod vide)