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jāgarite

jāgarita

nt acc pl of jāgarita (noun); nt loc sg of jāgarita (noun)

1. being awake; lit. watched

Built from

• jāgar — root · awaken, watch
  To wake or be awake; the concrete image is opening the eyes and staying alert. Related to Latin vigil 'watchful'.
• ita — ending · past participle/adjective
  Forms past participles and derived adjectives. Here it marks the adjectival sense 'awake, watchful'.

Etymology. Root √jāgar- (to wake, watch, be awake). The suffix -ita forms past participles and adjectives. Sanskrit jāgarita 'awake' from jāgar- 'wake'; cognate with Latin vigil 'awake, watchful' (both from Indo-European *weg- 'to be strong, lively'), though Pali preserves the root more directly. The sense moves from the physical state of waking to the metaphorical vigilance valued in Buddhist practice.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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