(ºsaḥ sometimes) A de- sire, wish, longing for, craving after; affection, longing of a lover, love, (usually with loc. of the ob- ject of desire); ato'bhilāṣe prathamaṃ ta- thāvidhe mano babaṃdha R. 3. 4; bhava hṛdaya sābhilāṣaṃ Ś. 1. 28; Me. 110 sābhilāṣaṃ nirvarṇya Ś. 3 casting a coveting or wist- ful look; na khalu satyameva śakuṃtalāyāṃ ma mābhilāṣaḥ Ś. 2, Pt. 5. 67; sometimes with prati and acc., or in comp.