जाग्रत्
English meaning: waking state
Definition
Jāgrat is the waking state of consciousness in which the self experiences the external world through the senses. It is the first of the three ordinary states of experience.
Example
“जाग्रदवस्था बहिःप्रज्ञा।”
In English: “The waking state is outward-knowing.”
Another example: “जाग्रति पुरुषः बाह्यं जगत् पश्यति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
Technical Vedānta; a neuter noun and present participle/adjective 'the waking state', the first of the three states of consciousness in which the self knows the external world through the senses. Restricted to philosophical analysis (especially Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
The present participle of the root √जागृ (jāgṛ, 'to be awake'); the waking state.
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Common Collocations
- जाग्रदवस्था
- जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्ति
- जाग्रत्प्रपञ्च
- जाग्रदभिमानी
- जाग्रदनुभव
Word Forms
adj./n., consonant stem (pres. part. of √jāgṛ); jāgrat m.n. / jāgratī f.; loc. जाग्रति
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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
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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