Maranakala, Maraṇakāla: 5 definitions
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Maranakala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMaraṇakāla (मरणकाल) refers to the “moment of one’s death”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 39).—Accordingly, “[The knowledge of the retribution of actions (karmavipāka-jñānabala)].—[...] According to the Karmavibhaṅgasūtra: ‘If the bad action done by the evil man during the present lifetime has not yet ripened and if a good action done by him during a previous lifetime is already ripened, then for this reason—although presently he is doing something bad—he takes rebirth in a good place. Or again if, at the moment of his death (maraṇakāla), a good mind and good mental events arise in him, then for this reason, he takes rebirth in a good place [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymaraṇakāla : (m.) time of death.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaraṇakaḷā (मरणकळा).—f The livor, wanness, or ghastliness of death.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmaraṇakaḷā (मरणकळा).—f The liver, wanness of death.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaraṇakāla (ಮರಣಕಾಲ):—
1) [noun] the time or hour of death.
2) [noun] ಮರಣಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಮದ್ದಿಲ್ಲ [maranakalakke maddilla] maraṇa kālakke maddilla (prov.) no amount of medical assistance can save a man from death at his last moment; death defies doctor.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Marana, Kala.
Starts with: Maranakalam.
Full-text: Maranagala, Jivanakala, Asanna.
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