जगत्

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat). Doublet of जग (jag).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ɡət̪/, [d͡ʒɐ.ɡɐt̪]

Noun

जगत् • (jagat) m (Urdu spelling جگت)

1. world, universe, existence

   Synonyms: दुनिया (duniyā), संसार (sansār), विश्व (viśva), लोक (lok)

2. (taxonomy) kingdom

Declension

Declension of जगत् (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जगत् jagat	जगत् jagat
oblique	जगत् jagat	जगतों jagatõ
vocative	जगत् jagat	जगतो jagato

Related terms

• (Taxonomy) वर्गिकी (vargikī); प्रक्षेत्र (prakṣetra), अधिजगत (adhijgat, “domain”), जगत (jagat, “kingdom”), संघ (saṅgh, “phylum”), वर्ग (varg, “class”), गण (gaṇ, “order”), कुल (kul, “family”), वंश (vañś, “genus”), जाति (jāti, “species”) ^{(Category: hi:Taxonomy)}

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জগত্ (Assamese script)
• ᬚᬕᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
• জগত্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰐𑰝𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀕𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဇဂတ် (Burmese script)
• જગત્ (Gujarati script)
• ਜਗਤ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦒꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂏𑂞𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಜಗತ್ (Kannada script)
• ជគត៑ (Khmer script)
• ຊຄຕ຺ (Lao script)
• ജഗത് (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠠᡤᠠᢠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘐𑘝𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠠᠺᠠᢐ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑦰𑦽𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐐𑐟𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଜଗତ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢙꢔꢡ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆓𑆠𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖐𑖝𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ජගත් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣𑩞𑩫 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚌𑚙𑚶 (Takri script)
• ஜக³த் (Tamil script)
• జగత్ (Telugu script)
• ชคตฺ (Thai script)
• ཛ་ག་ཏ྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒑𑒞𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑨍𑨙𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Nominal form of an unattested *जगाति (jagāti, “goes”), from the root गा (gā, “to go, approach, pursue”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ.ɡɐt/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɐ.ɡɐt̪/

Noun

जगत् • (jagat) stem, m

1. wind, air
2. (in the plural) people, mankind

Declension

Masculine at-stem declension of जगत् (jagat)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जगन् jagan	जगन्तौ / जगन्ता¹ jagantau / jagantā¹	जगन्तः jagantaḥ
Vocative	जगन् jagan	जगन्तौ / जगन्ता¹ jagantau / jagantā¹	जगन्तः jagantaḥ
Accusative	जगन्तम् jagantam	जगन्तौ / जगन्ता¹ jagantau / jagantā¹	जगतः jagataḥ
Instrumental	जगता jagatā	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भिः jagadbhiḥ
Dative	जगते jagate	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Ablative	जगतः jagataḥ	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Genitive	जगतः jagataḥ	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगताम् jagatām
Locative	जगति jagati	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगत्सु jagatsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

जगत् • (jagat) stem, n

1. that which moves or is alive, men and animals, animals as opposed to men, men
2. the world (esp. this world), earth, the universe
3. body, the "world of the soul"
4. a multitude of animals
5. heaven and the lower world
6. (in the plural) the worlds
7. people, mankind
8. the Jagatī metre

Declension

Neuter at-stem declension of जगत् (jagat)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जगत् jagat	जगन्ती jagantī	जगन्ति jaganti
Vocative	जगत् jagat	जगन्ती jagantī	जगन्ति jaganti
Accusative	जगत् jagat	जगन्ती jagantī	जगन्ति jaganti
Instrumental	जगता jagatā	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भिः jagadbhiḥ
Dative	जगते jagate	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Ablative	जगतः jagataḥ	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Genitive	जगतः jagataḥ	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगताम् jagatām
Locative	जगति jagati	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगत्सु jagatsu

Adjective

जगत् • (jagat) stem

1. moving, moveable, locomotive, living
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 01.115.01:

     citráṃ devā́nām úd agād ánīkaṃ
     cákṣur mitrásya váruṇasya agnéḥ
     ā́prā dyā́vāpr̥thivī́ antárikṣaṃ
     sū́rya ātmā́ jágatas tasthúṣaś ca

     The brilliant face of the gods has arisen, the eye of Mitra, Varuṇa, and Agni; he has filled heaven, earth, and the space between: the Sun is the life-breath of both the moving and the still.

Declension

Masculine at-stem declension of जगत् (jagat)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जगन् jagan	जगन्तौ / जगन्ता¹ jagantau / jagantā¹	जगन्तः jagantaḥ
Vocative	जगन् jagan	जगन्तौ / जगन्ता¹ jagantau / jagantā¹	जगन्तः jagantaḥ
Accusative	जगन्तम् jagantam	जगन्तौ / जगन्ता¹ jagantau / jagantā¹	जगतः jagataḥ
Instrumental	जगता jagatā	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भिः jagadbhiḥ
Dative	जगते jagate	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Ablative	जगतः jagataḥ	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Genitive	जगतः jagataḥ	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगताम् jagatām
Locative	जगति jagati	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगत्सु jagatsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine at-stem declension of जगत् (jagat)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जगन् jagan	जगन्तौ / जगन्ता¹ jagantau / jagantā¹	जगन्तः jagantaḥ
Vocative	जगन् jagan	जगन्तौ / जगन्ता¹ jagantau / jagantā¹	जगन्तः jagantaḥ
Accusative	जगन्तम् jagantam	जगन्तौ / जगन्ता¹ jagantau / jagantā¹	जगतः jagataḥ
Instrumental	जगता jagatā	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भिः jagadbhiḥ
Dative	जगते jagate	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Ablative	जगतः jagataḥ	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Genitive	जगतः jagataḥ	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगताम् jagatām
Locative	जगति jagati	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगत्सु jagatsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter at-stem declension of जगत् (jagat)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जगत् jagat	जगन्ती jagantī	जगन्ति jaganti
Vocative	जगत् jagat	जगन्ती jagantī	जगन्ति jaganti
Accusative	जगत् jagat	जगन्ती jagantī	जगन्ति jaganti
Instrumental	जगता jagatā	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भिः jagadbhiḥ
Dative	जगते jagate	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Ablative	जगतः jagataḥ	जगद्भ्याम् jagadbhyām	जगद्भ्यः jagadbhyaḥ
Genitive	जगतः jagataḥ	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगताम् jagatām
Locative	जगति jagati	जगतोः jagatoḥ	जगत्सु jagatsu

Derived terms

• जगन्नाथ (jagannātha)
• जगत्पति (jagatpati)
• जगत्पित्रि (jagatpitri)
• जगत्प्रसिद्ध (jagatprasiddha)

Descendants

• Assamese: জগৎ (zogot)
• Bengali: জগৎ (jogoto)
• → Hindi: जगत् (jagat)
• → Malay: jagat
  • Indonesian: jagat
• → Old Javanese: jagat
  • Javanese: ꦗꦒꦠ꧀ (jagat)
• Marathi: जगत (jagat)
• → Nepali: जगत् (jagat)
• Odia: ଜଗତ୍ (jagat)
• → Punjabi: ਜਗਤ (jagat)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “जगत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 408/1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “जगत्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 722
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 562-3