As a deity name
Name 186 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
to beat, hit, strike, knock (a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit मारयति; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
No corroborated Sanskrit reading of this spelling is established. It resolves as a Hindi word — see “As a Hindi name” above. We say this plainly rather than force a Sanskrit story onto it.
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