زَگَتھ

Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaɡatʰ/

Noun

زَگَتھ • (zagathm (Devanagari ज़गथ)

  1. the world, the universe
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Shivāy Namaḥ Om Namaḥ Shivāy” (Kashmiri Folk Bhajan):
      آدار زَگتُک کُنُے چھُ مَنتھٕر،
      شِواے نَمَہ اۆم نَمَہ شِواے۔
      ādār zagtuk kunuy chhu manthür; shivāy namaḥ om namaḥ shivāy.
      The basis of the world is this mantra alone: Hail Shiva, Om Namaḥ Shivāya
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Zagath mātā me darshun hāv” (Kashmiri Folk Bhajan):
      گَنیٛومُت چھُم مَنَس چون باو۔
      زَگَتھ ماتا، مےٚ دَرشُن ہاو۔
      ganyōmut chhum manas chōn bāv. Zagath mātā, me darshun hāv
      Devotion to thee is the only thing on my mind right now- O Mother of the universe, just grant me a glimpse of thee.

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