जगत्
English meaning: world, universe
Definition
Jagat is the manifest world of moving and changing things, the entire phenomenal universe. In Advaita it is regarded as a superimposition upon Brahman.
Example
“जगन्मिथ्या ब्रह्म सत्यम्।”
In English: “The world is illusory, Brahman is real.”
Another example: “सर्वं जगत् ब्रह्मणि प्रतिष्ठितम्।”
Usage — When, Where & How
Vedic, Classical, and philosophical; the neuter noun 'world, universe', the whole moving, changing phenomenal realm (from the root gam, 'that which moves'). In Advaita regarded as māyā-projected appearance. Very common in cosmological and devotional contexts.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A reduplicated form of the root √गम् (gam, 'to go, move'); literally 'the moving', hence the changing world.
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Common Collocations
- जगत्कर्तृ
- जगन्नाथ
- जगद्गुरु
- जगन्मिथ्या
- जगदीश्वर
Word Forms
n., consonant (-t) stem; nom.-acc. जगत्, instr. जगता, gen. जगतः, loc. जगति
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Literary Heritage
“योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।”
/Yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā Dhanañjaya./
“Perform actions fixed in yoga, abandoning attachment, O Arjuna.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
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