มารผจญ

Thai
The Demon Lord of the Paranimmita Vasavatti Heaven, riding on the Girimehkala Elephant (Mountain-Girdled Elephant), appear before the Buddha.

Etymology

มาร (maan) +‎ ผจญ, literally “obstructing demon” or “to obstruct like the demon does”.

Pronunciation
Orthographicมารผจญ
m ā r pʰ t͡ɕ ɲ
Phonemicมาน-ผะ-จน
m ā n – pʰ a – t͡ɕ n
RomanizationPaiboonmaan-pà-jon
Royal Instituteman-pha-chon
(standard) IPA(key)/maːn˧.pʰa˨˩.t͡ɕon˧/

Noun

มารผจญ • (maan-pà-jon)

  1. The Demon Lord of the Paranimmita Vasavatti Heaven (Heaven of the Power over the Creation of Others) who prevents Sakyamuni Buddha from enlightenment. (See Mara (demon) on Wikipedia.)
  2. (idiomatic) A great obstacle or nuisance.

Verb

มารผจญ • (maan-pà-jon) (abstract noun การมารผจญ)

  1. (idiomatic) To prevent someone from success or accomplishment.
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