The Sanskrit term Ācakṣ can be transliterated into English as Acaks or Acaksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Achaksh.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ācakṣ (आचक्ष्).—2 Ā.

1) To speak, announce, declare, teach, tell, relate, communicate, say, narrate (usually with dat. of person); गुरवे (gurave)... प्रस्तुतमाचचक्षे (prastutamācacakṣe) R.5.19,12.55,14. 36; Manusmṛti 4.59,81; M.5; इत्याख्यानविद आचक्षते (ityākhyānavida ācakṣate) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2; sometimes with acc.; तत्त्वां किमाचक्ष्महे (tattvāṃ kimācakṣmahe) Bv.1.63 say to or address.

2) To name, call, say; शर्व इति प्राच्या आचक्षते (śarva iti prācyā ācakṣate) Śat. Br.

3) To divine, bespeak; यथा मे हृदय- माचष्टे (yathā me hṛdaya- mācaṣṭe) M.4.

4) To make known, acquaint, introduce to.

5) To look at, inspect (Ved.). आ चष्ट आसां पाथो नदीनाम् (ā caṣṭa āsāṃ pātho nadīnām) Ṛgveda 7.34.1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ācakṣ (आचक्ष्).—look at, inspect; proclaim, announce, relate, tell, speak to ([accusative]); signify, mean ([accusative]); name, term.

Ācakṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and cakṣ (चक्ष्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ācakṣ (आचक्ष्):—[=ā-√cakṣ] [Ātmanepada] -caṣṭe ([Potential] 2. sg. -cakṣīthās; perf. -cacakṣe)

—to look at, inspect, [Ṛg-veda vii, 34, 10];

—to tell, relate, make a communication about ([accusative]), announce, declare, make known, confess, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā vii; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.;

—to acquaint, introduce to ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata xiii, 1986; Rāmāyaṇa];

—to address any one ([accusative]), [Daśakumāra-carita];

—to call, name, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra] etc.;

—to signify, [Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ācakṣ (आचक्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āakkha, Āikkha, Ācakkha, Ācikkha.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Caksh, A.

Starts with: Acakshamana, Acakshas, Acakshu, Acakshudarshana, Acakshudarshanavarana, Acakshudarshanavaraniya, Acakshurdarshana, Acakshurdarshanavarana, Acakshurdarshanavaraniya, Acakshurvishaya, Acakshus, Acakshusha, Acakshushka, Acakshushya, Acakshutaricanavaraniyam, Acakshuttva.

Ends with: Abhipracaksh, Abhyacaksh, Anvacaksh, Avacaksh, Niracaksh, Pracaksh, Pratyacaksh, Sacaksh, Samacaksh, Sampracaksh, Udacaksh, Vyacaksh.

Full-text: Anvacaksh, Niracaksh, Samacaksh, Aakkha, Abhyacaksh, Udacaksh, Acakshas, Vyacaksh, Acikkha, Acakkha, Acakshus, Pratyacaksh, Aikkha, Acikshati.

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