to die
pres marati Mvu v. spur. after 5, 27; 36, 83;
pot mareyyaṃ Ja.vi.498; 2^nd mareyyāsi Ja.iii.276.
ppr maramāna Mhvs.36, Mhvs.76
aor amarā Ja.iii.389 (= mata C.; with gloss amari)
■ amari Mhvs.36, Mhvs.96
fut marissati Ja.iii.214
ppr (= fut. marissaṃ Ja.iii.214 (for *mariṣyanta)
inf marituṃ DN.ii.330 (amaritu-kāma not willing to die); Vism.297 (id.); Vv-a.207 (positive); and marituye Thig.426. The form miyyati (mīyati) see separately
caus 1 māreti to kill, murder Mhvs.37, Mhvs.27; Pv-a.4. Pass māriyati Pv-a.5 (ppr. māriyamāna); Sdhp.139 (read mār˚ for marīy˚)
caus 2 mārāpeti to cause to be killed Ja.iii.178; Mhvs.37, Mhvs.28. Cp. pamāreti.

mṛ = Idg. *mer, Vedic mriyate & marate; cp. Av. miryeite, Sk. marta = Gr. βροτός mortal, man; māra death; Goth. maurpr = Ags. mort = Ger. mord; Lith mir̃ti to die; Lat. morior to die, mors death. The root is identical with that of mṛṇāti to crush: see maṇāti and mṛdnāti (mardati) same: see mattikā
■ The Dhtp (No. 245) defines mṛ; by “pāṇa-cāge,” i.e. giving up breathing.