The Sanskrit terms Ākāṅkṣin and Ākāṅkṣī can be transliterated into English as Akanksin or Akankshin or Akanksi or Akankshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ākāṅkṣī (आकाङ्क्षी) refers to “one who craves” (for union), according to the according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, as the God says to the Goddess: “[...] When the Himalaya will have a divine daughter born of an aspect of you, she will crave for union (saṃgama-ākāṅkṣī) with my incarnation and (so) will perform terrible austerity. Assuming of her own accord the form of a servant, she will be offered (by her father to him). O Kuleśvarī, she will worship him most excellently. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Ākāṅkṣī (आकाङ्क्षी).—a (S) Desirous or wishful.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

Ākāṅkṣī (आकाङ्क्षी).—a Desirous.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ākāṅkṣin (आकाङ्क्षिन्).—a.

1) Wishing, desiring, expecting; अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञः (aphalākāṅkṣibhiryajñaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 17.11; तं भावार्थप्रसवसमयाकाङ्क्षिणीनां प्रजानाम् (taṃ bhāvārthaprasavasamayākāṅkṣiṇīnāṃ prajānām) | R.19.57.

2) Asking, inquiring.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ākāṅkṣin (आकाङ्क्षिन्).—mfn. (-ṅkṣī-ṅkṣiṇī-ṅkṣi) 1. Wishing, wishful. 2. Asking, enquiring, expectant. E. ākāṅkṣā and ini aff.

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

Ākāṅkṣin (आकाङ्क्षिन्).—[-ā-kāṅkṣ + in], adj., f. iṇī, Desiring, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 20, 5.

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

1) Ākāṅkṣin (आकाङ्क्षिन्):—[from ā-kāṅkṣ] mfn. ifc. wishing, desirous, hoping, expecting, [Mahābhārata xii, 4289; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa xix, 57]

2) [v.s. ...] (See a-phalākāṅkṣin.)

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

Ākāṅkṣin (आकाङ्क्षिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ākaṃkhi.

[Sanskrit to German]

Akankshin in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ākāṃkṣī (आकांक्षी) [Also spelled akankshi]:—(a) aspirant; ~[kṣita] aspired (for).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ākāṃkṣi (ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷಿ):—[adjective] desiring; aspiring for.

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Ākāṃkṣi (ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷಿ):—[noun] one who desires; an aspirant.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Ends with: Alpakankshin, Aphalakankshin, Badhakankshin, Darshanakankshin, Jalakankshin, Jayakankshin, Jivitakankshin, Kalakankshin, Mokshakankshin, Nirakankshin, Niravakankshin, Parakankshin, Phalakankshin, Pishitakankshin, Samgamakankshi, Vadhakankshin, Varakankshin.

Full-text: Alpakankshin, Aphalakankshin, Aakashakshi, Akankhi, Nirakankshin.

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