ชนะมาร(chá-ná maan)
Meanings
1NounC1
victory over evil/temptation (Buddhist)
Victory over Mara; the act of conquering evil, temptation, or inner demons, especially in a Buddhist context.
Examples
การเอาชนะgaan ao chá-náการเอาชนะgaan ao chá-ná1victory; defeating an opponent2overcoming difficultiesความขี้เกียจkwaam kêe-gìiatความขี้เกียจkwaam kêe-gìiatlazinessของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's ownได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughการชนะgaan chá-náการชนะgaan chá-ná1victory; a win; triumph2overcoming; prevailingมารmaanมารmaan1Māra; tempter in Buddhism2evil spirit; demon3bane; cause of sufferingอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèung1one thing/kind2for one thing; on one hand
Overcoming one's own laziness is like one form of victory over inner demons.
2VerbC1
[to] defeat Mara; overcome temptation
To defeat Mara; to overcome evil, temptation, or inner defilements, especially in a Buddhist context.
Examples
การนั่งสมาธิgaan nâng sà-maa-tíการนั่งสมาธิgaan nâng sà-maa-tísitting meditation; meditationทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีสติmee sà-dtìมีสติmee sà-dtì1[to] be conscious; clear-headed2[to] be mindful; aware of the present3[to] keep one's presence of mind; stay composedและláeและláeand (coordinating)สามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentชนะมารchá-ná maanชนะมารchá-ná maan1victory over evil/temptation (Buddhist)2[to] defeat Mara; overcome temptationในใจnai jaiในใจnai jai1inwardly; to oneself2inwardly; internallyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Meditating every day helps us to be mindful and able to overcome the inner defilements.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
มารวิชัยmaan-wí-chaiมารวิชัยmaan-wí-chai1Victory over Mara2Buddha pose: Subduing Mara / Earth Witness
- Victory over Mara
- Buddha pose: Subduing Mara / Earth Witness
ปราบพญามารbpràap pá-yaa maanปราบพญามารbpràap pá-yaa maan1[to] subdue Mara2[to] overcome powerful temptation; conquer inner defilements3[to] vanquish a formidable foe/obstacle (fig.)
- [to] subdue Mara
- [to] overcome powerful temptation; conquer inner defilements
- [to] vanquish a formidable foe/obstacle (fig.)
ปราบมารbpràap-maanปราบมารbpràap-maan[to] subdue Mara; [to] defeat evil
[to] subdue Mara; [to] defeat evil
เอาชนะกิเลสao chá-ná gì-lèetเอาชนะกิเลสao chá-ná gì-lèet[to] overcome defilements; worldly desires
[to] overcome defilements; worldly desires
Word Breakdown
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ชนะมารchá-ná maanชนะมารchá-ná maanvictory over evil/temptation (Buddhist)