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Jagrit
जागृतSay it JAA-grit
- Meaning today
- Awakened, vigilant
- Original meaning
- "awake, watchful (from jāgṛ, 'to be awake')" Monier-Williams, p. 417
- Say it
- JAA-grit
- Written
- जागृत
- Other spellings
- Jagrut, Jaagrit
- First sound
- जा · Makar rashi
Jagrit
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Jagrit meaning
Jagrit (जागृत) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, जा, it is a Makar rashi name (Uttara Ashadha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Awake, watchful (from jāgṛ, 'to be awake')
Also used to mean: awakened, vigilant
Jagrit (जागृत) is the Hindi word for awake or awakened, from the Sanskrit verb jāgṛ, "to be awake or watchful". Monier-Williams gives the verb's senses as to be awake, to watch over or care for, and, of a sacred fire, to keep burning. He also records jāgrat, "waking", which Vedānta uses for the waking state of the mind. The exact form jāgṛta is not a headword there, so the name follows the modern Hindi word. Name lists give "awakened" and "vigilant", which fit the root. Jagriti is the matching name for girls.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 417 · entry jāgṛ, jāgrat · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, jāgṛ, p. 417 · Monier-Williams, jāgrat, p. 417
Fits your syllable
First sound जा
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra, pada 3 · Makar rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Jagrit · Jagrut · Jaagrit