Marati [mṛ=Idg. *mer, Vedic mriyate & marate; cp. Av. miryeite, Sk. marta=Gr. broto/s 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] to die. -- pres. marati Mhvs v. spur. after 5, 27; 36, 83; Pot. mareyyaŋ J vi.498; 2ndmareyyāsi J iii.276. ppr. maramāna Mhvs 36, 76. -- aor. amarā J iii.389 (=mata C.; with gloss amari). -- amari Mhvs 36, 96. -- Fut. marissati J iii.214. -- ppr. (=fut.) marissaŋ J iii.214 (for *mariṣyanta). -- Inf. marituŋ D ii.330 (amaritu -- kāma not willing to die); Vism 297 (id.); VvA 207 (positive); andmarituye Th 2, 426. <-> The form miyyati (mīyati) see separately. -- Caus I. māreti to kill, murder Mhvs 37, 27; PvA 4. Pass. māriyati PvA 5 (ppr. māriyamāna); Sdhp 139 (read mār˚ for marīy˚). -- Caus. II. mārāpeti to cause to be killed J iii.178; Mhvs 37, 28. Cp. pamāreti.