कोजागर

{ kōjāgarḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : शरदपूर्णिमा

A dictionary, Marathi and English

कोजागरी पूर्णिमा f The day of full moon in आश्विन. The night is spent in festivity and games of chance in honor of लक्ष्मी.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

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कोजागरी पौर्णिमा  f  The day of full moon in आश्विन-the night is spent in festivity and games of chance in honour of लक्ष्मी.

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

पुस्त्री . आश्विनी पौर्णिमा ; या दिवशीं रात्रीं लक्ष्मीप्रीत्यर्थ मध्यरात्रींपर्यंत द्युत वगैरे खेळून जागुन नंतर लक्ष्मी व चंद्र यांचा पूजा करुन दूध वगैरे पितात . ( सं . कोजागर्ति = कोण जागतो असं लक्ष्मी विचारुन जाग्याला संपत्ति देते अशी समजूत .)

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

को-जागर  m.  m. a kind of festival (night of full moon in month आश्विन [September-October], celebrated with various games; accord. to some fr. कः and जागर, ‘who is awake?’ the exclamation of लक्ष्मी, who descending on this night, promised wealth to all that were awake; hence the night is spent in festivity in honour of the goddess), [LiṅgaP.]

ROOTS:

को जागर

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कोजागरः [kōjāgarḥ]   [को जागर्ति इति लक्ष्म्या उक्तिरत्र काले पृषो˚ [Tv.] ] N.of a festival held on the full moon night in the month of Āśvina and celebrated with several games.

Shabda-Sagara

कोजागर  m.  ( -रः) The day of full-moon in the month of Ashwin, (Septm- ber-October.)
E. कः who जागर wakeful; who is awake the call of LAKSHMI, who descending on this night, promised wealth to all that were awake: hence the night is spent in festivity, and games of chance in honour of the goddess.

ROOTS:

कः जागर