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    See also avekṣaṇa, avekṣaṇam.


    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 197, col. 3.
    avekṣaṇaṃ

    1 Looking towards or at, seeing.

    2 Guarding, watching over, protection, taking care of, attending to, supervision, inspection; varṇāśramāvekṣaṇajāgarūkaḥ R. 14. 85; hastyaśvāvekṣaṇe'nābhiyuktaḥ Mu. 3.

    3 Attention, care, observation.

    4 Regarding, considering; see anavekṣaṇaṃ.

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 134.
    avekṣaṇaṃ , klī, (ava + īkṣa + lyuṭ .) avekṣā ..
    darśanaṃ . yathā . “kṛtākṛtāvekṣaṇavat svayaṃ tatkuśo-
    paveśanasya karttavyatvāt” . iti saṃskāratattvaṃ .
    (tathāca .
    “dūrādavekṣaṇaṃ hāsaḥ saṃpraśne sādaro bhṛśam .
    parokṣe'pi guṇaślāghā smaraṇaṃ priyavastuṣu” ..
    iti hitopadeśe .. avadhānam . pratijāgaraḥ .
    anusandhānam . yathā, —
    “nigṛhya śokaṃ svayameva dhīmāna
    varṇāśramāvekṣaṇajāgarūkaḥ .”
    iti raghuvaṃśe ..)