maraṇa

See also: marana and maraña

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• मरण (Devanagari script)
• মরণ (Bengali script)
• මරණ (Sinhalese script)
• မရဏ or မရꧣ (Burmese script)
• มรณ or มะระณะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຣຓ or ມະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
• មរណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मरण (maraṇa). Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀮𑀦 (malana, Kalsi), 𐨨𐨪𐨞 (maraṇa, Mansehra, Shahbazgarhi) / 𑀫𑀭𑀡 (maraṇa, Girnar), (whence Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀡 (maraṇa)). By surface analysis, mar (root) +‎ -ana .

Noun

maraṇa n

1. death

Declension

Declension table of "maraṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	maraṇaṃ	maraṇāni
Accusative (second)	maraṇaṃ	maraṇāni
Instrumental (third)	maraṇena	maraṇehi or maraṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	maraṇassa or maraṇāya or maraṇatthaṃ	maraṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	maraṇasmā or maraṇamhā or maraṇā	maraṇehi or maraṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	maraṇassa	maraṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	maraṇasmiṃ or maraṇamhi or maraṇe	maraṇesu
Vocative (calling)	maraṇa	maraṇāni

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 567
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 524