ज़गथ

Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaɡatʰ/

Noun

ज़गथ • (zagath) m (Perso-Arabic زَگَتھ)

1. the world, the universe
   • (Can we date this quote?), “Śivāya Namaḥ Om Namaḥ Śivāya” (Kashmiri Folk Bhajan):

     आदार ज़गतुक कुनुय छु मन्तर।
     शिवाय नमः ॐ नमः शिवाय॥

     ādāra zagatuk kunuy chu mantar; śivāya namaḥ om namaḥ śivāya.

     The basis of the world is this mantra alone: Hail Śiva, Om Namaḥ Śivāya

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Zagath mātā me darśun hāv” (Kashmiri Folk Bhajan):

     गन्योमुत छुम मनस चोन बाव।
     ज़गथ माता, मॆ दर्शुन हाव॥

     ganyōmut chum manas cōn bāw. zagath mātā, me darśun 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.

References

• S. K. Toshakhani, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif, Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 4‎^[1] (in Kashmiri), volume 4, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 21
• Grierson, George Abraham (1932) “ज़गथ”, in A dictionary of the Kashmiri language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 1218