The Sanskrit term Jāgṛ can be transliterated into English as Jagr or Jagri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Jāgṛ.—(CII 1), cf. [yūyaṃ] jāgṛta sampratipādayitum, ‘you would succeed in accomplishing [your duty]’. Note: jāgṛ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jāgṛ (जागृ).—2 P. (jāgarti, jāgarita)

1) To be awake, be watchful or attentive (fig. also); सोऽपसर्पैर्जजागार यथाकालं स्वपन्नपि (so'pasarpairjajāgāra yathākālaṃ svapannapi) R.17.51; गुरौ षाङ्गुण्यचिन्तायामार्ये चार्ये च जाग्रति (gurau ṣāṅguṇyacintāyāmārye cārye ca jāgrati) Mu.7.13; to sit up during the night; या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी (yā niśā sarvabhūtānāṃ tasyāṃ jāgarti saṃyamī) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.69.

2) To be roused from sleep, awake.

3) To foresee, be provident.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jāgṛ (जागृ).—r. 2nd cl. (jāgartti) To wake, to be awake, or watchful. adā-paraaka-seṭ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jāgṛ (जागृ).—ii. 2, [Parasmaipada.] (in epic poetry also i. 1, jāgara, Mahābhārata 12, 7823; anomalous jāgṛmi, 12, 6518), 1. To wake, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 63, 4. 2. To watch over (with the loc.), [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 8, 23; with the acc., [Caurapañcāśikā] 35. 3. To be roused, [Hitopadeśa] 50, 14. Ptcple. of the pres. jāgrat, n. Waking, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 208, 13. Anomalous ptcple. of the pres. [Ātmanepada.], jāgramāṇa, Mahābhārata 13, 1274. Ptcple. of the pf. pass., jāgarita, One who has waked, [Suśruta] 1, 357, 18. n. Waking, [Suśruta] 1, 330, 8; [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 209, 22. jāgaritavant, One who has waked, [Suśruta] 1, 330, 8. Ptcple. of the fut. pass., jāgartavya, n. Necessity of waking, Mahābhārata 1, 5925; anomalous jāgṛtavya, Mahābhārata 13, 2746.

— [Causal.] jāgaraya, To rouse, [Hitopadeśa] 50, 4; ved. Aor. sing. 3, ajīgar, Chr. 294, = [Rigveda.] i. 92, 6.

— With the prep. anu anu, To wake near to somebody, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 50, 36.

— With pra pra, To lie in wait (with the gen.), Mahābhārata 9, 1463.

— Cf. perhaps also [Latin] vigil, vigilare; and [Gothic.] vakan; [Anglo-Saxon.] wácian; [Old High German.] wachar, [Anglo-Saxon.] waccor.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jāgṛ (जागृ).—v. 3 gṛ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jāgṛ (जागृ):—[class] 2. garti (cf. [Pāṇini 6-1, 192]; [class] 1. garati, [Mahābhārata xii, 7823; 1.] sg. [irregular] gṛmi, [6518]; 3. [plural] jāgrati, [Atharva-veda] etc. [Pāṇini 6-1, 189; Kāśikā-vṛtti]; [imperative] gṛhi, gṛtāt, gṛtam, gṛta; [subjunctive] garat; [Potential] gṛyāt, or griy, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa viii, 28 etc.]; [imperfect tense] ajāgar [Ṛg-veda x, 104, 9]; p. jāgrat; rarely [Ātmanepada] jāgramāṇa, [Mahābhārata]; [perfect tense] [Vedic or Veda] jāgāra [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda], 1. sg. gara [Ṛg-veda x, 149, 5], p. gṛvas [see sub voce]; [perfect tense] class. [Pāṇini 3-1, 38;, 7-3, 85]; but cf. [6-1, 8 Vārtt.1] jajāgāra or jāgaraṃ-cakāra; [future] 2nd jāgriṣyati, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc. [Ātmanepada] [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 86, 4]; [future] 1st ritā, [Pāṇini 7-2, 10], [vArttika] 1, [Patañjali]; [Aorist] ajāgarīt, [7-2, 5]; [Passive voice] [impersonal or used impersonally] ajagāri, [3, 85]; Prec. jāgaryāt, [iii, 4, 104; Kāśikā-vṛtti])

—to be awake or watchful, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.;

—to awake, [Pañcatantra iii, 9, 0/1; Hitopadeśa ii, 3, 2/3];

—to watch over, be attentive to or intent on, care for, provide, superintend (with [locative case] or [locative case] with adhi), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc. (with [accusative] [Caurapañcāśikā]);

— (said of fire) to go on burning, [Atharva-veda; Prāyaścitta-tattva i, 5];

—to be evident, [Horace H. Wilson];

—to look on [Horace H. Wilson] :—[Causal] ([Aorist] 2. and 3. sg. ajīgar [imperative] jigṛtam, ta) to awaken, [Ṛg-veda];—jāgarayati, ([Pāṇini 7-3, 85]; [Aorist] [Passive voice] [impersonal or used impersonally] añāgari or gāri, [Vopadeva xviii, 22; xxiv, 6 and 13]) idem, [Hitopadeśa ii, 3, 0/1];—

2) cf. ἐγείρω; [Latin] vīgilo.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jāgṛ (जागृ):—(la) jāgartti 3. a. To wake.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Jāgṛ (जागृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jagga, Jāgara.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Starts with: Jaagrit, Jagridavastha, Jagrita, Jagritagolisu, Jagritagollu, Jagritanidra, Jagritasthana, Jagritavya, Jagriti, Jagritisu, Jagrivas, Jagrivi, Jagriya.

Ends with: Adhijagri, Anujagri, Prajagri, Pratijagri, Ugjagri.

Full-text (+33): Jagara, Pratijagri, Prajagri, Jagarana, Jagaraka, Jagaritri, Jagaruka, Anujagri, Adhijagri, Jagrat, Ugjagri, Prajagaruka, Prajagarana, Jagarin, Jagarishnu, Jagaritanta, Jagarya, Pratijagara, Pratijagarana, Jagriya.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 1.22.21 < [Sukta 22]

Rig Veda 3.10.9 < [Sukta 10]

Rig Veda 8.5.36 < [Sukta 5]

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Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)

Uṇādi-sūtras (Grammar rules) < [Chapter 3 - Vāsudevavijaya—A Grammatical Study]

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