Mara (Noun)
Meaning 1
Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Mara, the Hindu god of death, personifies the destructive aspect of time, opposingly standing against the forces of love and desire embodied by Kama.
- In Buddhist scriptures, Mara often symbolizes the temptations that distract humans from the path to enlightenment, but in Hinduism, Mara is more closely associated with the god of death.
- Kama, representing erotic desire and sensual pleasure, competes against the opposing forces of Mara, signifying death, annihilation, and destruction.
- To represent a conflicting duet between life's passions and death's final calling, it is not uncommon to see paired depictions of Kama and Mara in ancient Indian artwork.
- In Hinduisim, a powerful balance is struck between the fundamental love of Kama and the eventual pull of Mara, the god of death, governing human mortality.
Meaning 2
Hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.