As a Hindi name
जागना
to wake up; to be awake; to be alert, vigilant
Śabdasāgara also records: निद्रा का अभाव । जागना · किसी ब्रत, पर्व या धार्मिक उत्सव के उपलक्ष में अथवा इसी प्रकार के किसी और अवसर पर भगवदभजन करते हुए सारी रात जागना
Cited formation "जागरा" is जागर + -आ: जागर means "जागरण । जाग । जागने की क्रिया", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "जागरा" is जागरना + -आ: जागरना means "= jāgnā, q.v", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "जागरा" is जागर + -आ: जागर means "जागरण । जाग । जागने की क्रिया", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
a Hindi word of Prakrit origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set जगना (jagnā) जागना (jāgnā) जगाना (jagānā) जगवाना (jagvānā) Inherited from Prakrit जग्गइ (jaggaï), from older जग्गति (jaggati), from Sanskrit जाग्रति (jāgrati), a later variant of जागर्ति (jāgarti), the intensive from the root गृ (gṛ, “to wake”). Compare Punjabi…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
waking
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jāgarā" is the feminine form of "jāgara" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
jāgarā f. waking, Pāṇ. iii, 3, 101; Pat.
cf. ko-.
jāgarā See jāgaraṇa.
jāgara mfn. awake, Pāṇ. vii, 3, 85, Kāś.
jāgara m. waking, wakefulness, MBh. viii, 5026; KapS. iii, 26; Ragh. &c.
Alternative readings
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