Jagridavastha, Jāgṛdavasthā, Jāgṛdavastha: 2 definitions

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Jagridavastha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms Jāgṛdavasthā and Jāgṛdavastha can be transliterated into English as Jagrdavastha or Jagridavastha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Jagridavastha in Purana glossary
Source: valmikiramayan.net: Srimad Valmiki Ramayana

Jāgṛdavastha (जागृदवस्थ) refers to the “waking state” [Cf. the Rāmāyaṇa chapter 4.11.46].—The “fifth state” of a living being is death, where the other four states are [1. jāgṛdavastha, waking state, 2. svapna-avastha, dreaming state, 3. suṣupta-avastha, deep sleep, 4. turīya-avastha, fourth state, that which is above the three preceding states]. Then the fifth state is death.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jagridavastha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jāgṛdavasthā (जागृदवस्था).—f Vigilance, wakefulness.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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