Apekshana, Apekṣaṇa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Apekṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Apeksana or Apekshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApekṣaṇa (अपेक्षण).—
1) Expectation, hope, desire.
2) Need, requirement, necessity; निरपेक्ष (nirapekṣa) without hope or need, regardless of; निर्विशङ्का निरुद्विग्ना निरपेक्षा च भैथिली (nirviśaṅkā nirudvignā nirapekṣā ca bhaithilī) Rām.6. 47.9. द्रोणस्तथोक्तः कर्णेन सापेक्षः फाल्गुनं प्रति (droṇastathoktaḥ karṇena sāpekṣaḥ phālgunaṃ prati) (uvāca) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12. 2.12. सापेक्षत्वेऽपि गमकत्वात्समासः (sāpekṣatve'pi gamakatvātsamāsaḥ); अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्षः (anapekṣaḥ śucirdakṣaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 12.16; or in comp.; स्फुलिङ्गावस्थया वह्निरेधापेक्ष इव स्थितः (sphuliṅgāvasthayā vahniredhāpekṣa iva sthitaḥ) Ś.7.15 awaiting kindling.
3) Consideration, reference, regard, with the obj. in loc. case; more usually in comp.; मध्यभङ्गानपेक्षम् (madhyabhaṅgānapekṣam) Ratnāvalī 1.15 regardless of; the instr. and sometimes loc. of this word frequently occur in comp. meaning 'with reference to', 'out of regard for', 'with a view to', 'for the sake of'; साऽपि कार्यकरणापेक्षया क्षुरमेकमा- दाय तस्याभिमुखं प्रेषयामास (sā'pi kāryakaraṇāpekṣayā kṣuramekamā- dāya tasyābhimukhaṃ preṣayāmāsa) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; नियमापेक्षया (niyamāpekṣayā) R.1.94; वृषला- पेक्षया (vṛṣalā- pekṣayā) Mu.1; पौरजनापेक्षया (paurajanāpekṣayā) 2 out of regard for; किमकौश- लादुत प्रयोजनापेक्षया (kimakauśa- lāduta prayojanāpekṣayā) 3 with a view to gain some object; प्रथमसुकृतापेक्षया (prathamasukṛtāpekṣayā) Meghadūta 17; दण्डं शक्त्यपेक्षम् (daṇḍaṃ śaktyapekṣam) Y.2.26, in proportion to, in accordance with; अत्र व्यङ्ग्यं गुणीभूतं तदपेक्षया वाच्यस्यैव चमत्कारिकत्वात् (atra vyaṅgyaṃ guṇībhūtaṃ tadapekṣayā vācyasyaiva camatkārikatvāt) K. P.1 as compared with it.
4) Connection, relation, dependence as of cause with effect or of individual with species; शरीरसाधनापेक्षं नित्यं यत्कर्म तद्यमः (śarīrasādhanāpekṣaṃ nityaṃ yatkarma tadyamaḥ) Ak.
5) Care, attention, heed; देशाऽपेक्षास्तथा यूयं यातादायाङ्गुलीयकम् (deśā'pekṣāstathā yūyaṃ yātādāyāṅgulīyakam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 7.49.
6) respect, reference.
7) (In gram.) = आकाङ्क्षा (ākāṅkṣā) q. v.
Derivable forms: apekṣaṇam (अपेक्षणम्).
See also (synonyms): apekṣā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apekṣaṇa (अपेक्षण):—[from apekṣ] n. = apekṣā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. not looking at ([compound]), [Subhāṣitāvali] ([conjectural]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApekṣaṇa (अपेक्षण):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-ṇam) The same as apekṣā; e. g. in the Jaiminīya-nyāyamālav.: camasaiścamasādhvaryurjuhotyadhvaryureva vā . saṃjñāviśeṣādādyo’stu maivamadhvaryusaṃjñayā . viśeṣasyānapekṣatvāttenānyasyā apekṣaṇāt . adhvaryurjuhuyācchaktestadaśaktau paropi vā. E. īkṣ with apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Apekṣaṇa (अपेक्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avikkhaṇa.
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Starts with: Apekshanabuddhi.
Ends with: Avyapekshana, Vyapekshana.
Full-text: Avikkhana, Vyapekshana, Avikkha, Apekshanabuddhi, Abhibhakshana, Apeksha.
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