Kanksh, Kāṅkṣ: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kāṅkṣ can be transliterated into English as Kanks or Kanksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāṅkṣ (काङ्क्ष्).—1 P. (kāṅkṣati, kāṅkṣita) (epic Ātm. also).
1) To wish, desire, long for; यत्काङ्क्षन्ति तपोभिरन्यमुनय- स्तस्मिंस्तपस्यन्त्यमी (yatkāṅkṣanti tapobhiranyamunaya- stasmiṃstapasyantyamī) Ś.7.12; न शोचति न काङ्क्षति (na śocati na kāṅkṣati) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 12.7; न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण (na kāṅkṣe vijayaṃ kṛṣṇa) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.32; R.12.58; Manusmṛti 2.242.
2) To expect, wait for.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāṅkṣ (काङ्क्ष्).— (an old desider. of kam, *kaṅkaṃs, by intermediate kaṅkas), i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] (in epic poetry also [Ātmanepada.], Mahābhārata 13, 769). 1. To wish, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 12, 17. 2. To desire, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 17, 18. 3. To wait for, Mahābhārata 3, 414. 4. To attend to (with the dat.), [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 25, 43. kāṅkṣita, n. Desire, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 29, 9.
— With the prep. anu anu, To desire, Mahābhārata 2, 2135 ([Ātmanepada.]).
— With abhi abhi, To desire, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 49, 15. [Causal.] To desire, Mahābhārata 3, 12457.
— With ā ā, 1. To desire, Mahābhārata 1, 4286. 2. To strive for, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 153. 3. To seek (with the gen.), [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 162. 4. To turn towards, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 258. 5. To want, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 121. 6. To expect, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 5. 19.
— With pratyā prati-ā, To expect, Mahābhārata 12, 4870 ([Ātmanepada.]); to wait for, 4, 734 ([Ātmanepada.]).
— With samā sam-ā, To desire, Mahābhārata 4, 1664.
— With pra pra, To desire, [Suśruta] 1, 52, 6.
— With prati prati, To long for, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 112, 12 ([Ātmanepada.]).
— With vi vi, To intend, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 13136.
— Cf. perhaps [Gothic.] huhru; A. S. hungor.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāṅkṣ (काङ्क्ष्):—(connected with √kam) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] kāṅkṣati (cakāṅkṣa, akāṅkṣīt, [Dhātupāṭha xvii, 16]), [Epic] also [Ātmanepada] te, to wish, desire, long for, hope for (with [accusative]), expect, wait for, await (with [accusative]), strive to obtain, look for anything ([dative case]), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhagavad-gītā; Meghadūta; Suśruta] :—[Causal] kāṅkṣayati, acakāṅkṣat, [Patañjali on Pāṇini 7-4, 1], [vArttika] 1: [Desiderative] cikāṅkṣiṣati:—[Intensive] cākāṅkṣyate and cākāṃṣṭi.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kāṅkṣ (काङ्क्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āha, Kaṃkha, Maha, Vaṃpha, Vacca, Viluṃpa.
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Starts with: Kamkshe, Kamkshisu, Kanksha, Kankshamana, Kankshana, Kankshanata, Kankshaniya, Kankshanti, Kanksharu, Kankshat, Kankshati, Kankshaticara, Kankshatichara, Kankshavanem, Kankshayitata, Kankshekhora, Kankshin, Kankshita, Kankshitri, Kankshoru.
Ends with: Abhikanksh, Akanksh, Anukanksh, Avakanksh, Niravakanksh, Prakanksh, Pratikanksh, Pratyakanksh, Samakanksh, Vikanksh.
Full-text (+24): Maha, Vacca, Kankha, Abhikanksha, Vampha, Kanksha, Anukankshin, Abhikankshin, Pratikankshin, Vilumpa, Vikanksha, Kankshin, Akanksha, Anukanksha, Abhikankshita, Vanksh, Akankshin, Abhyakankshita, Kankshamana, Manksh.
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