The Sanskrit term Ākāṅkṣ can be transliterated into English as Akanks or Akanksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ākāṅkṣ (आकाङ्क्ष्).—1 U.

1) To desire, long or wish for, expect; प्रत्याश्वसन्तं रिपुराचकाङ्क्ष (pratyāśvasantaṃ ripurācakāṅkṣa) R.7.47,5.38; Ms. 2.162,1.121; Y.1.153; आकाङ्क्षन्तीं नयनसलिलोत्पीडरुद्धाव- काशाम् (ākāṅkṣantīṃ nayanasalilotpīḍaruddhāva- kāśām) (tāṃ paśya) Meghadūta 91.

2) To try to reach a place, turn to; दक्षिणां दिशमाकाङ्क्षन् (dakṣiṇāṃ diśamākāṅkṣan) Manusmṛti 3.258.

3) To require, need.

4) (In gram.) To require some word or words to be supplied for the completion of the sense; see आकाङ्क्षा (ākāṅkṣā) below.

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

Ākāṅkṣ (आकाङ्क्ष्):—[=ā-√kāṅkṣ] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -kāṅkṣati, te, to desire, long for, endeavour to gain (with [accusative]), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti x, 121, etc.], (rarely with [genitive case]), [Manu-smṛti ii, 162];—(perf. -cakāṅkṣa, [Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa])

—to expect, wait for or till, [Lāṭyāyana; Mahābhārata xiv, 1279, etc.];

—to endeavour to reach a place, turn to ([accusative]), [Manu-smṛti iii, 258];

— (in [grammar]) to require some word or words to be supplied for the completion of the sense, [Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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

Ākāṅkṣ (आकाङ्क्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ākaṃkha.

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: Kanksh, A.

Starts with (+1): Aakankshit, Akamkshe, Akamkshisu, Akanksha, Akankshagrantha, Akankshagrantharahasya, Akankshai, Akankshana, Akankshaniya, Akankshapurana, Akankshapurvapakshalokarahasya, Akankshapurvarahasya, Akankshat, Akankshata, Akankshate, Akankshati, Akankshavada, Akankshin, Akankshita, Akankshitamukha.

Ends with: Avakanksh, Niravakanksh, Prakanksh, Pratyakanksh, Samakanksh.

Full-text: Akankha, Akankshin, Akanksha, Akankshya, Samakanksh, Pratyakanksh, Akankhati, Vara.

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