As a deity name
Name 806 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
मारना
to beat, hit, strike, knock; to hammer; to kill, murder; to hit, serve, strike
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit मारयति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set मरना (marnā) मारना (mārnā) मराना (marānā) मरवाना (marvānā) Inherited from Sanskrit मारयति (mārayati), from the root मृ (mṛ). Cognate with Nepali मार्नु (mārnu), Assamese মাৰা (mara).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
killing a killer, murderer (cf. tri- and daśa-mārikā)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mārakāya" is the dative of "māraka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "māraka" is derived from "māra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
māra mfn. (√ mṛ) killing, destroying
māra m. death, pestilence, VarBṛS.; AV.Pariś.
māraka mfn. (ifc. f(ā). ), killing a killer, murderer (cf. tri- and daśa-mārikā)
calcining (cf. lohamāraka)
Related forms
Dictionary citations
māraka mfn. (ifc. f(ā). ), killing a killer, murderer (cf. tri- and daśa-mārikā)
calcining (cf. lohamāraka)
māra mfn. (√ mṛ) killing, destroying
māra m. death, pestilence, VarBṛS.; AV.Pariś.
Alternative readings
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