The Sanskrit term Avekṣ can be transliterated into English as Aveks or Aveksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avekṣ (अवेक्ष्).—1 A. [अव-ईक्ष् (ava-īkṣ)]

1) To look at, perceive, observe, behold.

2) To aim at, have in view; योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेहम् (yotsyamānānavekṣeham) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.23; take into account or consideration, have regard to; स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य (svadharmamapi cāvekṣya) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.31; अवेक्ष्य धातोर्गमनार्थ- मर्थविद् (avekṣya dhātorgamanārtha- marthavid) R.3.21; किमपि निमित्तमवेक्ष्य (kimapi nimittamavekṣya) V.5; त्रिदिवोत्सुकयाप्यवेक्ष्य माम् (tridivotsukayāpyavekṣya mām) R.8.6 out of regard for me; K.329; oft. with न (na) meaning 'not to mind or heed,', 'disregard'; R.11. 69; न हि कमलिनीं दृष्ट्वा ग्राहमवेक्षते मतङ्गजः (na hi kamalinīṃ dṛṣṭvā grāhamavekṣate mataṅgajaḥ) M.3. (it may also mean 'expect' here); निद्रावशेन भवता ह्यनवेक्ष्यमाणा (nidrāvaśena bhavatā hyanavekṣyamāṇā) R.5.67.

3) To look to or after; attend to; अवेक्षमाणं महतिं मुहुर्मुहुः (avekṣamāṇaṃ mahatiṃ muhurmuhuḥ) Śiśupālavadha 1.1.

4) To take care of, guard, watch over, protect; वसुधेयमवेक्ष्यतां त्वया (vasudheyamavekṣyatāṃ tvayā) R.8.83; श्लाध्यां दुहितरमवेक्षस्व जानकीम् (ślādhyāṃ duhitaramavekṣasva jānakīm) Uttararāmacarita 1.7.

5) To think, consider; यदवोचदवेक्ष्य मानिनी (yadavocadavekṣya māninī) Kirātārjunīya 2.3.

6) To look into or examine, inspect; स कदाचिदवेक्षितप्रजः (sa kadācidavekṣitaprajaḥ) R.8.32; प्रकृतीरवेक्षितुम् (prakṛtīravekṣitum) 18 inquire into; Ś.6.

7) To expect, hope for.

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

Avekṣ (अवेक्ष्).—look at, view, consider, regard, expect, hope.

Avekṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and īkṣ (ईक्ष्).

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

Avekṣ (अवेक्ष्):—(√īkṣ), avekṣate to look towards, look at, behold, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.;

— (1. sg. īkṣe) to perceive, observe, experience, [Ṛg-veda viii, 79, 9; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhagavad-gītā] etc.:

—[Ātmanepada] (rarely [Parasmaipada] e.g. 2. sg. avekṣasi, [Mahābhārata ii, 2158]) to have in view, have regard to, take into consideration, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.:—[Causal] avekṣayati, to cause to look at, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

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

Avekṣ (अवेक्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avayakkha.

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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.

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Partial matches: Iksh, Ava.

Starts with: Aveksha, Avekshaka, Avekshamana, Avekshana, Avekshanata, Avekshaniya, Avekshanosuka, Avekshapanyo, Avekshata, Avekshavant, Avekshe, Avekshin, Avekshita, Avekshitavya, Avekshitri, Avekshya.

Ends with: Abhyaveksh, Anvaveksh, Nirabhyaveksh, Niraveksh, Nyaveksh, Paryaveksh, Pratyaveksh, Samaveksh, Upaveksh.

Full-text (+9): Avayakkha, Anvaveksha, Veksh, Aveksha, Avekshin, Paryaveksh, Avekshana, Pratyaveksha, Pratyaveksh, Samaveksh, Upaveksh, Adhovekshin, Anavekshaka, Avekshata, Niraveksh, Anvaveksh, Avekshitavya, Nyaveksh, Anvavekshin, Avekshaniya.

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