मरु [ maru ] [ marú ] m. ( prob. fr. √ [ mṛ ] ) a wilderness , sandy waste , desert ( often pl.) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

a mountain , rock Lit. MBh. Lit. MārkP.

" the desert-like penance " i.e. abstinence from drinking Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv.

a species of plant Lit. Bhpr.

a deer , antelope Lit. L.

N. of a Daitya (usually associated with Naraka) Lit. MBh.

of a Vasu Lit. Hariv.

of a prince (the son of Śīghra) Lit. ib. Lit. R. Lit. Pur.

of a king belonging to the Ikshvāku family Lit. BhP.

of a son of Hary-aśva Lit. R. Lit. Pur.

pl. N. of a country (Marwar) and its inhabitants Lit. TĀr. Lit. R. Lit. Var. ( cf. Lat. (mare) (?) ; Angl.Sax. (môr) ; Germ. and Eng. (moor) . )